zhōng nóngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(historical) middle peasant (PRC rural class category referring to a farmer with moderate land and resources who relies mainly on family labor)
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Original source entry:

中農 中农 [zhong1 nong2] /(historical) middle peasant (PRC rural class category referring to a farmer with moderate land and resources who relies mainly on family labor)/

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Other forms in these source records: 中農

  • 中
    zhōng

    within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China / Chinese / surname Zhong

  • 农
    nóng

    (bound form) agriculture

    Nóng

    surname Nong

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