nóng mín
fermier; paysan
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农民在田里种水稻。
Nóngmín zài tián lǐ zhòng shuǐdào.
Farmers plant rice in the fields.
农民们正在收割小麦。
Nóngmínmen zhèngzài shōugě xiǎomài.
Farmers are harvesting wheat.
农民伯伯真辛苦。
Nóngmín bóbo zhēn xīnkǔ.
Farmers work really hard.
农夫 (nóngfū)
peasant
乡下人 (xiāngxiàrén)
countryman
市民 (shìmín)
city dweller
工人 (gōngrén)
worker
The Chinese word 农民 (nóngmín) for "peasant" or "farmer" is composed of two characters: 农 (nóng) and 民 (mín). The character 农 (nóng) originally meant "to cultivate the land" or "agriculture," and is composed of the radical 耒 (lěi), which represents a plow, and the phonetic component 力 (lì), which represents strength or effort. The character 民 (mín) originally meant "people" or "common people," and is composed of the radical 氵(shuǐ), which represents water, and the phonetic component 皿 (mǐn), which represents a bowl or container. Together, the two characters 农 (nóng) and 民 (mín) form the word 农民 (nóngmín), which literally means "people who cultivate the land" or "people who work in agriculture."
