TOPIK · Level 210
15 words
Korean word
농민
Pronunciation
Romanizationnongmin
Meaning
- nounfarmer
Example
농민들은 밭에서 일하고 있다.nong min deu reun pa te seo il ha go it tta
The farmers are working in the fields.
More examples
시장에서는 농민들이 직접 기른 채소를 판다.si jang e seo neun nong min deu ri chik jjeop ki reun chae so reul pan da
At the market, farmers sell vegetables they grew themselves.
Core concept
A member of the farming population who supports a livelihood through agriculture.
Common phrases
농민들nong min deul
farmers
농민운동nong mi nun dong
farmers' movement
농민단체nong min dan che
farmers' organization
Similar words
농부nongbu: A farmer who tends crops and collects the harvest.
농업인nongeobin: A person involved in farming or other agricultural work in formal usage.
Definition in Korean
농민은 농사를 지어 생활하는 사람을 가리키는 말이다.nong mi neun nong sa reul chi eo saeng hwal ha neun sa ra meul ka ri ki neun ma ri da
Word origin
The Sino-Korean formation joins the ideas of farming and people, which matches its use for people engaged in agriculture.
Usage tips
- For TOPIK reading, contexts such as statistics, rural policy, and reports often signal this formal social and occupational use rather than a casual conversation about one person's job.
Other meanings
- agricultural workernoun
Opposites
- 도시민tosiminurban residentnoun
Related words
- 농민조합nongminjohapfarmers' unionnoun
- 농민층nongmincheungfarming populationnoun