middle peasant; smallholder
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middle peasant; peasant of intermediate economic status (between rich and poor peasants)
A specific socioeconomic classification in Chinese agricultural society, referring to peasants who own some land and means of production, rely primarily on their own labor, generally do not exploit others, and do not sell their labor.
Tā他
shì是
zhōng中
nóng农
chū出
shēn身
。
He comes from a middle peasant background.
Tǔ土
dì地
gǎi改
gé革
shí时
qī期
，
zhōng中
nóng农
de的
tǔ土
dì地
yī一
bān般
bù不
bèi被
mò没
shōu收
。
During the land reform period, the land of middle peasants was generally not confiscated.
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Zhōng中
nóng农
yǒu有
zì自
jǐ己
de的
tǔ土
dì地
hé和
shēng生
chǎn产
gōng工
jù具
，
kào靠
zì自
jǐ己
láo劳
dòng动
shēng生
huó活
。
Middle peasants own their own land and production tools and live by their own labor.