长工 (cháng) — (noun, historical) long-term hired farm laborer (in pre-modern China)

Définition

长工 (chángōng) is a historical term for a long-term hired farm laborer who lived on the employer's land year-round, unlike a 短工 (seasonal/daily laborer). The character 长 here means 'long-term,' not the common 'long' or 'grow.'

noun
(noun, historical) long-term hired farm laborer (in pre-modern China)
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Exemples

  • 长工
    Yǐ qián hěn duō cháng zài dì lǐ gàn huó.
    In the past, many long-term hired hands worked in the fields.
  • 长工
    Zhè ge cháng měi tiān cóng zǎo dào wǎn dōu zài gōng zuò.
    This long-term hired hand worked from morning till night every day.
  • 长工
    Yǔ duǎn gōng xiāng bǐ, cháng de gōng zuò gèng wěn dìng.
    Compared to short-term laborers, long-term hired hands had more stable work.

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