proletarian; wage worker without property
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Meanings
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proletarian; wage laborer who does not own the means of production and survives by selling labor
technicalMarxist terminology denoting the class of wage-workers who lack ownership of capital or the means of production, forming the basis of the proletariat.
Wú无
chǎn产
zhě者
yī一
wú无
suǒ所
yǒu有
，
tā他
men们
zhǐ有
yǒu的
de只
zhǐ是
shì自
zì己
jǐ的
de劳
láo动
dòng力
。
The proletarians have nothing to lose but their labor power.
Zài在
zī资
běn本
zhǔ主
yì义
zhì制
dù度
xià下
，
wú无
chǎn产
zhě者
zhǐ只
néng能
kào靠
chū出
mài卖
láo劳
dòng动
lì力
lái来
wéi维
chí持
shēng生
jì计
。
Under the capitalist system, proletarians can only make a living by selling their labor.
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Mǎ马
kè克
sī思
rèn认
wéi为
，
wú无
chǎn产
zhě者
shì是
zuì最
jù具
gé革
mìng命
xìng性
de的
jiē阶
jí级
。
Marx believed that the proletariat is the most revolutionary class.
Zhè这
wèi位
wú无
chǎn产
zhě者
měi每
tiān天
zài在
gōng工
chǎng厂
gōng工
zuò作
shí十
èr二
xiǎo小
shí时
。
This proletarian works twelve hours a day in the factory.