意识形态

意識形態

yìshíxíngtài

noun #26,969

Meanings

1 ideology
2 a system of ideas and ideals forming the basis of an economic or political theory

Characters

consciousness; awareness

form; shape; state; configuration

Examples

不同的政党有不同的意识形态。

Bùtóng de zhèngdǎng yǒu bùtóng de yìshíxíngtài.

Different political parties have different ideologies.

冷战期间，意识形态的对立非常激烈。

Lěngzhàn qījiān, yìshíxíngtài de duìlì fēicháng jīliè.

During the Cold War, ideological opposition was extremely intense.

Tips

history

意识形态 is a calque translation of the German 'Ideologie', introduced into Chinese via Japanese 'イデオロギー' during the late 19th/early 20th century. It plays a central role in Marxist-Leninist discourse and is heavily used in Chinese political and academic writing.

Stroke Order

意 yì

识 shí

形 xíng

态 tài