HSK · Level 123
47 words
Chinese word
帝国主义
Pronunciation
Pinyindì guó zhǔ yì
Meaning
- nounimperialism
Example
新闻里常常提到帝国主义。xīn wén lǐ cháng cháng tí dào dì guó zhǔ yì
Imperialism is often mentioned in the news.
More examples
历史书上常把帝国主义与殖民扩张联系在一起。lì shǐ shū shàng cháng bǎ dì guó zhǔ yì yǔ zhí mín kuò zhāng lián xì zài yì qǐ
History books often link imperialism with colonial expansion.
Core concept
A system in which a strong country treats weaker countries as sources of land, resources, labor, or strategic power.
Common phrases
反对帝国主义fǎn duì dì guó zhǔ yì
oppose imperialism
帝国主义国家dì guó zhǔ yì guó jiā
imperialist country
帝国主义侵略dì guó zhǔ yì qīn lüè
imperialist aggression
Similar words
殖民主义zhí mín zhǔ yì: A policy or system of directly ruling foreign lands and exploiting their land and resources.
霸权主义bà quán zhǔ yì: A policy of using military or economic power to dominate other countries for its own interests.
扩张主义kuò zhāng zhǔ yì: A policy or tendency to expand a country's territory or influence.
侵略qīn lüè: An act of using armed force to take another country's territory or violate its sovereignty.
Definition in Chinese
指强国通过殖民、军事侵略或经济控制来掠夺和支配弱小国家，以实现对外扩张和利益最大化的国家行为或思想。zhǐ qiáng guó tōng guò zhí mín jūn shì qīn lüè huò jīng jì kòng zhì lái lüè duó hé zhī pèi ruò xiǎo guó jiā yǐ shí xiàn duì wài kuò zhāng hé lì yì zuì dà huà de guó jiā xíng wéi huò sī xiǎng
Word origin
Modern Chinese uses 帝国主义 (dìguózhǔyì, "imperialism") as the established rendering of imperialism, joining 帝国 (dìguó, "empire") with 主义 (zhǔyì, "doctrine").
Usage tips
- English speakers may associate imperialism only with old colonies, but Chinese political writing can also discuss newer forms of international domination with this word.
Opposites
- 反帝国主义fǎn dì guó zhǔ yìanti-imperialismnoun
Related words
- 帝国主义者dì guó zhǔ yì zhěimperialistnoun
- 帝国主义思想dì guó zhǔ yì sī xiǎngimperialist ideologynoun