老农 (lǎo nóng) — old farmer; experienced peasant

Definition

老农 is a respectful, slightly literary term for an experienced, older farmer — emphasizes long years of farming know-how, more dignified than 农民 (a general word for any farmer).

noun
old farmerexperienced peasant
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 老农。
    Zhè wèi lǎo nóng zhǒng le hěn duō nián dì.
    This old farmer has been farming for many years.
  • 老农。
    lǎo nóng Měi tiān zǎo qǐ qù dì lǐ gōng zuò.
    The old farmer gets up early every day to work in the fields.
  • 老农。
    Nián qīng rén jīng cháng xiàng lǎo nóng qǐng jiào zhòng cài de fāng fǎ.
    Young people often ask the old farmer for advice on growing vegetables.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

老lǎoold
农nóngfarmer

老 (old) and 农 (farmer) together denote an old or seasoned farmer.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape 老 combines 人 (man), 毛 (hair), and 匕 (cane), showing a man with long hair leaning on a cane.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 農; 农 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 農 comes from 林 (vegetation) and 辰 (a hoe), showing a hoe among vegetation to remove weeds; the simplified 农 is a later abbreviation.

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