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Meaning of barefoot doctor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A farmer or rural resident with basic medical training who worked as a doctor in rural areas of the People's Republic of China from the mid-1960s until the 1980s, generally under a government-sponsored program.

historical

Equivalents

བོད་སྐད། སྨན་པ་རྐང་རྗེན
Deutsch Barfußarzt Barfußärztin
Español médica descalza médico descalzo
Suomi paljasjalkalääkäri
Français médecin aux pieds nus
Português médica de pés descalços médico de pés descalços
Română medic desculț
Русский босоногий доктор
Svenska barfotaläkare

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

barefoot shoe Barefooted barefootedness barefooter barefooting barège

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