Usage note
农民指以种地为主要工作的人。
nóng mín zhǐ yǐ zhòng dì wéi zhǔ yào gōng zuò de rén。
农民 means a person whose main work is farming.
Context note
农民常和土地、庄稼、乡村一起出现。
nóng mín cháng hé tǔ dì 、 zhuāng jia 、 xiāng cūn yì qǐ chū xiàn。
It is often used with land, crops, and the countryside.
5 examples
农民在田里工作。
nóng mín zài tián lǐ gōng zuò。
The farmers work in the fields.
这位农民很辛苦。
zhè wèi nóng mín hěn xīn kǔ。
This farmer works very hard.
农民种了很多菜。
nóng mín zhǒng le hěn duō cài。
The farmers planted many vegetables.
农民靠天气生活。
nóng mín kào tiān qì shēng huó。
Farmers depend on the weather.
村里有很多农民。
cūn lǐ yǒu hěn duō nóng mín。
There are many farmers in the village.
5 mini stories
农民早上很早就开始干活。
nóng mín zǎo shàng hěn zǎo jiù kāi shǐ gàn huó。
Farmers start working very early in the morning.
这位农民种出了好庄稼。
zhè wèi nóng mín zhǒng chū le hǎo zhuāng jia。
This farmer grew good crops.
大家都很尊敬农民。
dà jiā dōu hěn zūn jìng nóng mín。
Everyone respects farmers.
农民把地照顾得很好。
nóng mín bǎ dì zhào gù dé hěn hǎo。
The farmers take good care of the land.
孩子们去看农民种地。
hái zi men qù kàn nóng mín zhòng dì。
The children went to see farmers working the land.
Mini dialogue
农民种菜
A
这些蔬菜是谁种的？
Zhèxiē shūcài shì shéi zhòng de?
Who grew these vegetables?
B
是农民伯伯种的。
Shì nóngmín bóbo zhòng de.
The farmer uncle grew them.
感谢农民
A
我们要感谢农民，他们很辛苦。
Wǒmen yào gǎnxiè nóngmín, tāmen hěn xīnkǔ.
We should thank the farmers; they work very hard.
B
是的，没有农民就没有食物。
Shì de, méiyǒu nóngmín jiù méiyǒu shíwù.
Yes, without farmers there would be no food.
Related words and contrasts
related
农田
nóng tián
farmland
The land where farmers work.
related
种田
zhòng tián
to farm
The action of farming.
contrast
工人
gōng rén
worker
A worker in a factory, different from a farmer.