个人主义

個人主義
gèrénzhǔyì
noun #28,532

Meanings

  1. 1 individualism
  2. 2 doctrine placing individual rights above collective interests

Examples

HSK 5
Xīfāng wénhuà gèng qiángdiào gèrénzhǔyì.
Western culture places greater emphasis on individualism.
HSK 6
Tā bèi pīpíng yǒu tài qiáng de gèrénzhǔyì qīngxiàng.
He was criticized for having too strong an individualist tendency.

Tips

culture
In Chinese political discourse, 个人主义 has historically carried a negative connotation as opposed to collectivism (集体主义). In academic contexts it is used more neutrally.
grammar
Like most -主义 (zhǔyì) compounds, 个人主义 functions as a noun. You can say 个人主义者 for 'individualist (person)'.

Stroke Order

rén
zhǔ