第三世界

dìsān shìjiè

noun #13,832

Meanings

1 Third World

Characters

ordinal prefix (the -th)

boundary; realm

Examples

很多第三世界国家还在发展中。

Hěnduō dìsān shìjiè guójiā hái zài fāzhǎn zhōng.

Many Third World countries are still developing.

中国曾经被归为第三世界。

Zhōngguó céngjīng bèi guī wéi dìsān shìjiè.

China was once classified as Third World.

Tips

history

Mao Zedong developed the Three Worlds Theory in 1974, which differed from the Western Cold War usage. China positioned itself as a leader of the Third World.

Stroke Order

第 dì

三 sān

世 shì

界 jiè