Definition
财主 refers to a wealthy person who owns property or money, especially a landlord or rich merchant in traditional Chinese society. Before 1949, it often contrasted with poor peasants and carried undertones of class privilege. The word is still used in historical contexts and literary works.
n.
(historical) wealthy landownerrich person (especially in pre-1949 China)
Examples
- 财主。Nà ge cái zhǔ yǒu hěn duō tǔdì hé fángzi.That wealthy landowner has a lot of land and houses.
- 财主。Zhè běn xiǎoshuō lǐ xiě le yí gè cái zhǔ de gùshì.This novel tells the story of a wealthy landlord.
- 财主。Dàjiā dōu shuō nà ge cái zhǔ hěn xiǎoqì.Everyone says that rich person is very stingy.
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