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社会主义

社會主義
shèhuìzhǔyì
noun HSK 7 #13,747

Meanings

  1. 1 socialism

Characters

社
shè
society
会
huì
to gather; association
主
zhǔ
main; master
义
yì
meaning; doctrine
社会 (society) + 主义 (doctrine/ism) — the doctrine of society, i.e. socialism.

Examples

中国是社会主义国家。
Zhōngguó shì shèhuìzhǔyì guójiā.
China is a socialist country.
社会主义核心价值观很重要。
Shèhuìzhǔyì héxīn jiàzhíguān hěn zhòngyào.
The core socialist values are very important.

Tips

usage
主义 (-ism) is a productive suffix: 资本主义 (capitalism), 共产主义 (communism), 马克思主义 (Marxism). Recognizing 主义 helps decode many political terms.

Stroke Order

社 shè
会 huì
主 zhǔ
义 yì