Definition
庄稼汉 is a colloquial term for a male farmer, often used in traditional or rural settings. It emphasizes a person who works the land and grows crops (庄稼). Compared to the neutral 农民 (nóngmín), 庄稼汉 has a rustic or old-fashioned flavor and is more common in literature or storytelling.
n.
a male farmerpeasant (colloquial, often used in rural contexts or literature)
Examples
- 庄稼汉，。Zhè wèi zhuāng jia hàn měitiān zǎo qǐ wǎn guī, fēicháng xīnkǔ.This farmer works from dawn to dusk every day and is very hardworking.
- 庄稼汉，。Nà wèi zhuāng jia hàn pífū hěn hēi, yí kàn jiù zhīdào chángnián zài tián lǐ gànhuó.That farmer's skin is very dark; one can tell he has worked in the fields for many years.
- 庄稼汉，。Lǎo Lǐ shì ge lǎoshi bājiāo de zhuāng jia hàn, yí bèizi méi líkāi guò cūnzi.Old Li is an honest and simple farmer who never left the village his whole life.
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