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

Xīfāng wénhuà gèng qiángdiào gèrénzhǔyì.
Western culture places greater emphasis on individualism.
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 for 'individualist (person)'.

Stroke Order

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zhǔ