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生存农业

shēng cún nóng yèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
subsistence farming / subsistence agriculture
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b5e694006cf0bd54. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

生存農業 生存农业 [sheng1 cun2 nong2 ye4] /subsistence farming/subsistence agriculture/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 生存農業

  • 生
    shēng

    to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born / to arise; to occur / to light (a fire) / to live; to be alive / life / raw; uncooked; unprocessed / unfamiliar; strange / (bound form) student; person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life; lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very; intensely (as in 生疼[shēng téng]) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[shēng lā yìng zhuài])

  • 存
    cún

    to exist / to deposit / to store / to keep / to survive

  • 农
    nóng

    (bound form) agriculture

    Nóng

    surname Nong

  • 业
    yè

    line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already

    Yè

    surname Ye

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.