士农工商 shì nóng gōng shāng

four old classes: scholar farmer artisan merchant

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants

Characters

Character Meaning
士 shì HSK 4
soldier; specialist worker; honorific
农 nóng HSK 5
agriculture; peasant; to farm
工 gōng HSK 1
work; labor; worker
商 shāng HSK 1
commerce; merchant; to consult