Meaning of 农民
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- peasant; farmer
How to use 农民
农民 is the everyday word for people who farm the land, especially in the countryside. It is neutral in modern Chinese and often appears with 农村 (nóngcūn) rural area. Example: 我爷爷是农民。(Wǒ yéye shì nóngmín.) My grandfather is a farmer.
农 (nóng) means farming, as in 农业 (nóngyè) agriculture, and 民 (mín) means people, as in 人民 (rénmín). Farming people are 农民, the farmers.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 农 with an extra stroke or confuse it with 衣 (yī, clothing), which looks similar at the bottom. Also keep both tones rising: nóngmín, not nòngmín.
农民 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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农 nóng · agriculture · 6 strokes
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民 mín · citizens · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 农民.
| 人民 | rénmín | the people |
| 公民 | gōngmín | citizen |
| 民族 | mínzú | nationality; ethnic group |
| 农业 | nóngyè | agriculture; farming |
| 农村 | nóngcūn | rural area; village |
| 民间 | mínjiān | among the people; popular |
| 人民币 | rénmínbì | Renminbi, the official currency of the PRC (currency codes: RMB or CNY) |
| 中华民族 | Zhōnghuá Mínzú | the Chinese nation; the Chinese people (collective reference to all the ethnic groups in C |
| 居民 | jūmín | resident; inhabitant |
| 移民 | yímín | to immigrate; to migrate |
| 国民 | guómín | nationals; citizens |
| 农产品 | nóngchǎnpǐn | agricultural produce |
Questions about 农民
What does 农民 mean?
农民 (nóngmín) means "peasant; farmer" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 农民?
农民 is made of 2 characters: 农 (6 strokes), 民 (5 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 农民 an HSK word?
Yes. 农民 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 农民 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 农民 is written 農民.
Is 农民 offensive or old-fashioned like the English word peasant?
No, 农民 is a normal, respectful word in modern Chinese. The translation peasant comes from older texts, but today farmer is usually the better English choice.
What is the difference between 农民 and 农民工?
农民 is someone who farms. 农民工 (nóngmíngōng) means migrant worker, a person from a rural area who works in a city, often in construction or factories.