农民工 (nóng mín gōng): migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work)

Before every Spring Festival, the train station is packed with migrant workers carrying big bags and small bundles, eager to hurry home and reunite with their families.

Many migrant workers work at city construction sites; although the work is hard, they contribute greatly to urban development with their sweat.

In order for their children left in the countryside to attend a better school, this migrant worker couple scrimps and saves every day, sending most of their wages back to their hometown.

The government issued a new policy requiring employers to pay migrant workers their wages on time and to provide them with basic social insurance.

Old Zhang has been a migrant worker in Beijing for ten years since leaving his village in Henan; his greatest wish is to save enough money so his whole family can live a stable life in the city.