农民工 (nóng mín gōng) — (in China) rural-to-urban migrant worker

Definition

Examples

• 很多农民工在城市工作，一（yī）年只回一次家。
  Hěn duō nóng mín gōng zài chéng shì gōng zuò, yī (yī) nián zhī huí yí cì jiā.
  Many migrant workers work in the city and only go home once a year.
• 农民工过年时才回家，因为车票难买。
  nóng mín gōng Guò nián shí cái huí jiā, yīn wèi chē piào nán mǎi.
  Migrant workers go home only at Chinese New Year because tickets are hard to get.
• 这些农民工希望得到更好的待遇，改善生活。
  Zhè xiē nóng mín gōng xī wàng dé dào gèng hǎo de dài yù, gǎi shàn shēng huó.
  These migrant workers hope to get better treatment and improve their lives.