farm household; peasant family
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
farm household; peasant family; country folk
Refers to farming families, particularly in northern China. Can denote the household itself or metonymically the people who live in rural areas and work the land.
Zhuāng庄
hù户
rén人
qín勤
láo劳
pǔ朴
shí实
。
Farm folk are hardworking and simple.
Zhè这
lǐ里
zhù住
de的
dōu都
shì是
zhuāng庄
hù户
rén人
jiā家
。
The families living here are all farm households.
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Tā他
shì是
gè个
dì地
dào道
de的
zhuāng庄
hù户
rén人
，
zhòng种
le了
yī一
bèi辈
zi子
dì地
。
He is a genuine countryman who has farmed all his life.