How to say “peasant” in Chinese
peasant, farmer
“Peasant” in Chinese is 农民, nóng mín: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
农民 is read nóng mín: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “农民”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 农民. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这里的农民主要种植玉米和土豆。zhèlǐdenóngmínzhǔyàozhòngzhíyùmǐhétǔdòuThe farmers here mainly grow corn and potatoes.
- 农民正在地里割草。nóngmínzhèngzàidìligēcǎoFarmers are cutting grass in the field.
- 政府给农民发放补贴zhèngfǔgěinóngmínfāfàngbǔtiēThe government gives subsidies to farmers.
- 农民正在田里播种nóngmínzhèngzàitiánlibōzhǒngThe farmers are sowing in the field.
More words from the lesson “Factories and fields”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “peasant” in Chinese?
“Peasant” in Chinese is 农民, pinyin nóngmín.
What does 农民 mean?
农民 (nóngmín) means “peasant, farmer”.
How do you write 农民?
农民 is 2 characters: 农 (nóng) — farming, peasant; 民 (mín) — people, the public. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 农民?
农民 is read nóngmín. Tones: nóng — second tone, mín — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“peasant” in the lesson “Factories and fields”
This word is from the topic “Economy” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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