land rent; rent
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land rent; rent (especially agricultural rent paid to a landlord)
informalOriginally referred to land rent paid by peasants to landlords in traditional agrarian societies. Still used colloquially for rent, often retaining a rural or old-fashioned connotation.
Nóng农
mín民
men们
měi每
nián年
dōu都
yào要
gěi给
dì地
zhǔ主
jiāo交
zū租
zi子
。
The peasants had to pay rent to the landlord every year.
Tā他
kào靠
shōu收
zū租
zi子
guò过
rì日
zi子
。
He lives off collecting rent.
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Jīn今
nián年
de的
zū租
zi子
yòu又
zhǎng涨
le了
。
This year's rent has gone up again.
Jiāo交
zū租
zi子
shì是
nóng农
mín民
zuì最
chén沉
zhòng重
de的
fù负
dān担
。
Paying land rent was the heaviest burden for peasants.