small-scale production; petty production
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small-scale production; petty production; decentralized production based on individual household units under private ownership
technicalA technical term in economics and Marxist political economy, typically contrasted with 'socialized mass production' (社会化大生产). It refers to pre-industrial, individual, or family-based modes of production that are not collective or industrialized.
Xiǎo小
shēng生
chǎn产
zhě者
de的
jú局
xiàn限
xìng性
zài在
yú于
mù目
guāng光
duǎn短
qiǎn浅
，
zhǐ只
zhuī追
qiú求
yǎn眼
qián前
lì利
yì益
。
The limitation of small-scale producers lies in their short-sightedness, pursuing only immediate gains.
Zhōng中
guó国
zhèng正
zài在
wán完
chéng成
cóng从
zì自
rán然
jīng经
jì济
hé和
xiǎo小
shēng生
chǎn产
xiàng向
shè社
huì会
huà化
dà大
shēng生
chǎn产
de的
zhuǎn转
biàn变
。
China is completing the transition from a natural economy and small-scale production to socialized mass production.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xiǎo小
shēng生
chǎn产
fāng方
shì式
xiào效
lǜ率
dī低
xià下
，
nán难
yǐ以
shì适
yìng应
xiàn现
dài代
shì市
chǎng场
jīng经
jì济
de的
yāo要
qiú求
。
This mode of small-scale production is inefficient and difficult to adapt to the requirements of a modern market economy.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
kè克
fú服
xiǎo小
shēng生
chǎn产
guān观
niàn念
，
shù树
lì立
xiàn现
dài代
huà化
de的
dà大
shēng生
chǎn产
yì意
shí识
。
We must overcome small-scale production concepts and establish an awareness of modernized mass production.