proletariat; working class
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
proletariat; the working class; the class of wage laborers who do not own the means of production
technicalIn Marxist theory, this refers to the social class that possesses neither capital nor means of production and must sell its labor to survive. The term is frequently used in political, economic, and historical contexts to describe the revolutionary class in capitalist society.
Wú无
chǎn产
jiē阶
jí级
shì是
zī资
běn本
zhǔ主
yì义
shè社
huì会
de的
bèi被
yā压
pò迫
jiē阶
jí级
。
The proletariat is the oppressed class in capitalist society.
Mǎ马
kè克
sī思
zhǔ主
yì义
rèn认
wéi为
，
wú无
chǎn产
jiē阶
jí级
zhǐ只
yǒu有
jiě解
fàng放
quán全
rén人
lèi类
，
cái才
néng能
zuì最
hòu后
jiě解
fàng放
zì自
jǐ己
。
Marxism holds that the proletariat can only emancipate itself by emancipating all of humanity.
Show 2 more examplesShow fewer examples
Tā他
lái来
zì自
wú无
chǎn产
jiē阶
jí级
jiā家
tíng庭
，
shēn深
zhī知
láo劳
dòng动
rén人
mín民
de的
jí疾
kǔ苦
。
He comes from a proletarian family and deeply understands the sufferings of the working people.
Wú无
chǎn产
jiē阶
jí级
zhuān专
zhèng政
shì是
shè社
huì会
zhǔ主
yì义
guó国
jiā家
de的
běn本
zhì质
tè特
zhēng征
。
The dictatorship of the proletariat is the essential characteristic of socialist states.