佃 (diàn) — (bound form) to rent land (as a tenant); tenant farming
Definition
佃 (diàn) is a bound form meaning 'to rent land as a tenant', used only inside compounds like 佃户 or 佃农 — never standing alone.
bound form
(bound form) to rent land (as a tenant)tenant farming
Examples
- 佃。Jiù shè huì de diàn hù shēng huó hěn jiān kǔ.Tenant farmers in old society had a hard life.
- 。Tā jiā lǐ zǔ zǔ bèi bèi dōu shì diàn nóng.His family has been tenant farmers for generations.
- 佃。Dì zhǔ shōu qǔ gāo é de diàn zū.The landlord collected high land rent.
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