smallholder; small-scale peasant farmer
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
smallholder; small-scale peasant farmer; individual farmer
Often used in economic and agricultural contexts to describe traditional farming units as opposed to large-scale industrial agriculture. Can carry connotations of limited vision or conservatism when used metaphorically (e.g., 'smallholder mentality').
Xiǎo小
nóng农
jīng经
jì济
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
fēng封
jiàn建
shè社
huì会
de的
jī基
běn本
shēng生
chǎn产
xíng形
shì式
。
The smallholder economy was the basic form of production in China's feudal society.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
mǎn满
zú足
yú于
xiǎo小
nóng农
jīng经
jì济
de的
shēng生
chǎn产
fāng方
shì式
。
We cannot be satisfied with the production methods of the smallholder economy alone.
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Tā他
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
bāng帮
fù父
mǔ母
zhòng种
dì地
，
shì是
gè个
dì地
dào道
de的
xiǎo小
nóng农
。
He helped his parents farm since childhood; he is a genuine smallholder.
Yào要
kè克
fú服
xiǎo小
nóng农
yì意
shí识
，
shù树
lì立
xiàn现
dài代
shì市
chǎng场
guān观
niàn念
。
We must overcome smallholder mentality and establish modern market concepts.