主义

主義

zhǔyì

noun HSK 7-9 #2,979

Meanings

1 -ism
2 ideology
3 doctrine

Characters

main; principal

meaning; principle; -ism

Examples

HSK 6

资本主义和社会主义是不同的经济制度。

Zīběnzhǔyì hé shèhuìzhǔyì shì bùtóng de jīngjì zhìdù.

Capitalism and socialism are different economic systems.

HSK 7-9

他信仰现实主义。

Tā xìnyǎng xiànshízhǔyì.

He believes in realism.

Tips

usage

主义 is the standard Chinese suffix for '-ism': 社会主义 (socialism), 资本主义 (capitalism), 浪漫主义 (romanticism), 马克思主义 (Marxism).

Stroke Order

主 zhǔ

义 yì