Chinese word

主义

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǔ yì

Meaning

  • nounprinciple

Example

别把你的主义强加给别人。bié bǎ nǐ de zhǔ yì qiáng jiā gěi bié rén

Don't impose your principles on others.

Illustration for 主义 (principle)

More examples

中国的社会主义有自己的历史与实践。zhōng guó de shè huì zhǔ yì yǒu zì jǐ de lì shǐ yǔ shí jiàn

Chinese socialism has its own history and practice.

Core concept

A shared banner for connected beliefs or positions, especially when they become a recognizable school of thought.

Common phrases

  • 资本主义zī bén zhǔ yì

    capitalism

  • 社会主义shè huì zhǔ yì

    socialism

  • 民族主义mín zú zhǔ yì

    nationalism

  • 个人主义gè rén zhǔ yì

    individualism

Similar words

思想sī xiǎng: The overall way of thinking and viewing things held by a person or group.
信念xìn niàn: A firmly held belief about what is true, valuable, or right.
观念guān niàn: A way of understanding things or an idea commonly shared in society.
理念lǐ niàn: A basic idea or set of values that guides actions or institutions.

Definition in Chinese

表示某种信念或立场，常用作构成思想流派或意识形态名称的名词。biǎo shì móu zhǒng xìn niàn huò lì chǎng cháng yòng zuò gòu chéng sī xiǎng liú pài huò yì shí xíng tài míng chēng de míng cí

Word origin

主 (zhǔ, "main") points to what leads or matters most, while 义 (yì, "rightness") points to a guiding idea, giving 主义 (zhǔyì, "ism") its sense of a named doctrine.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, this noun often follows a modifier naming the belief or position, while using it as a bare label for someone else's views can sound dismissive.

Other meanings

  • ideologynoun
  • ismnoun

Related words

  • 主义者zhǔ yì zhěideology followernoun
  • 马克思主义mǎ kè sī zhǔ yìMarxismnoun

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