保护主义者

保護主義者

bǎohùzhǔyìzhě

noun #34,175

Meanings

1 protectionist
2 advocate of protectionism (in economics)
3 (also) preservationist / conservationist (in environmental contexts)

Characters

main, principal

doctrine, righteousness

-er, person who

Examples

他是一个坚定的贸易保护主义者。

Tā shì yī gè jiāndìng de màoyì bǎohùzhǔyìzhě.

He is a staunch trade protectionist.

环境保护主义者反对在这里建工厂。

Huánjìng bǎohùzhǔyìzhě fǎnduì zài zhèlǐ jiàn gōngchǎng.

Environmental protectionists oppose building a factory here.

Tips

usage

保护主义者 has two common readings depending on context: (1) economic — someone advocating 贸易保护主义 (trade protectionism), tariffs and import barriers; (2) environmental — someone advocating 环境保护主义 (environmentalism). The suffix 主义者 (-zhǔyìzhě, '-ist') tacks onto an ideology to name its adherent.

Stroke Order

保 bǎo

护 hù

主 zhǔ

义 yì

者 zhě