small producer; petty commodity producer
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
small producer; petty commodity producer; person who owns simple means of production and engages in small-scale commodity production on their own small plot of land or in workshops
neutralA Marxist economic term referring to individual peasants and small handicraftsmen who both labor and own their means of production. Often used in discussions of social class and economic systems.
Zài在
fēng封
jiàn建
shè社
huì会
lǐ里
，
xiǎo小
shēng生
chǎn产
zhě者
zhàn占
rén人
kǒu口
de的
dà大
duō多
shù数
。
In feudal society, small producers made up the majority of the population.
Gè个
tǐ体
nóng农
mín民
hé和
xiǎo小
shǒu手
gōng工
yè业
zhě者
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
xiǎo小
shēng生
chǎn产
zhě者
。
Individual peasants and small handicraftsmen both belong to the category of small producers.
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Xiǎo小
shēng生
chǎn产
zhě者
jù具
yǒu有
liǎng两
miàn面
xìng性
，
jì既
shì是
láo劳
dòng动
zhě者
，
yòu又
shì是
sī私
yǒu有
zhě者
。
Small producers have a dual character: they are both laborers and private owners.