殖民主义

殖民主義
zhímín zhǔyì
noun #50,279

Meanings

  1. 1 colonialism

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè běn shū pīpàn le zhímín zhǔyì duì dāngdì wénhuà de pòhuài.
This book criticizes the damage colonialism did to local cultures.
HSK 7-9
Fēizhōu hěnduō guójiā zài èrshí shìjì bǎituō le zhímín zhǔyì de tǒngzhì.
Many African countries threw off colonial rule in the twentieth century.

Tips

memory
殖 means to settle and multiply, the same character as in 繁殖 "to breed", so 殖民 is planting people in another land. Related words: 殖民地 colony, 殖民者 colonizer.

Stroke Order

殖 zhí
民 mín
主 zhǔ
义 yì