民族主义
mín zú zhǔ yì
Pinyin

Definition

民族主义
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mín zú zhǔ yì
  1. nationalism
  2. national self-determination
  3. principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers)
  4. racism

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

主
zhǔ
  1. 1 owner
  2. 2 master
  3. 3 host
  4. 4 individual or party concerned
  5. 5 God
  6. 6 Lord
  7. 7 main
  8. 8 to indicate or signify
  9. 9 trump card (in card games)
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主动
zhǔ dòng
  1. 1 to take the initiative
  2. 2 to do sth of one's own accord
  3. 3 spontaneous
  4. 4 active
  5. 5 opposite: passive 被動|被动[bèi dòng]
  6. 6 drive (of gears and shafts etc)
主持
zhǔ chí
  1. 1 to take charge of
  2. 2 to manage or direct
  3. 3 to preside over
  4. 4 to uphold
  5. 5 to stand for (justice etc)
  6. 6 to host (a TV or radio program etc)
  7. 7 (TV) anchor
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
主要
zhǔ yào
  1. 1 main
  2. 2 principal
  3. 3 major
  4. 4 primary
主角
zhǔ jué
  1. 1 leading role
  2. 2 lead
主页
zhǔ yè
  1. 1 home page
主题
zhǔ tí
  1. 1 theme
  2. 2 subject
人民
rén mín
  1. 1 the people
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
人民币
rén mín bì
  1. 1 Renminbi (RMB)
  2. 2 Chinese Yuan (CNY)
公主
gōng zhǔ
  1. 1 princess
公民
gōng mín
  1. 1 citizen
地主
dì zhǔ
  1. 1 landlord
  2. 2 landowner
  3. 3 host
家族
jiā zú
  1. 1 family
  2. 2 clan
市民
shì mín
  1. 1 city resident
民主
mín zhǔ
  1. 1 democracy
民族
mín zú
  1. 1 nationality
  2. 2 ethnic group
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
一家之主
yī jiā zhī zhǔ
  1. 1 master of the house
  2. 2 family head
一族
yī zú
  1. 1 social group
  2. 2 subculture
  3. 3 family
  4. 4 clan
  5. 5 see also 族[zú]

Idioms (20)

不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
仁民爱物
rén mín ài wù
  1. 1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
  1. 1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
全民皆兵
quán mín jiē bīng
  1. 1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
六神无主
liù shén wú zhǔ
  1. 1 out of one's wits (idiom)
  2. 2 distracted
  3. 3 stunned
冤有头，债有主
yuān yǒu tóu , zhài yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor (idiom)
  2. 2 when settling disputes one should not involve third parties
削职为民
xuē zhí wéi mín
  1. 1 demotion to commoner (idiom)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
名门望族
míng mén wàng zú
  1. 1 offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
  2. 2 blue blood
喧宾夺主
xuān bīn duó zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction
  3. 3 minor details obscure the main point
  4. 4 the sauce is better than the fish
国弱民穷
guó ruò mín qióng
  1. 1 the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
国泰民安
guó tài mín ān
  1. 1 the country prospers, the people at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
官逼民反
guān bī mín fǎn
  1. 1 a government official drives the people to revolt (idiom); a minister provokes a rebellion by exploiting the people
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
  1. 1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
残民害物
cán mín hài wù
  1. 1 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
民不聊生
mín bù liáo shēng
  1. 1 The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shǐ jì])
  2. 2 no way of getting by
民以食为天
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
  1. 1 Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
  2. 2 Food first, ethical niceties second

Sample Sentences

三民主义指的是民族主义、民权主义和民生主义。它是中国人民宝贵的精神遗产。
Sānmínzhǔyì zhǐ de shì mínzú zhǔyì 、mínquán zhǔyì hé mínshēng zhǔyì 。tā shì Zhōngguó rénmín bǎoguì de jīngshén yíchǎn 。
The three people's principles are nationalism, democracy, and livelihood. They are a precious part of the legacy of the spirit of the Chinese people.
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