马克思主义

馬克思主義

Mǎkèsīzhǔyì

noun #32,558

Meanings

1 Marxism

Characters

horse; (here phonetic for 'Mar-')

to overcome; gram

main; primary; lord

righteousness; doctrine

Examples

马克思主义是中国的指导思想之一。

Mǎkèsīzhǔyì shì Zhōngguó de zhǐdǎo sīxiǎng zhīyī.

Marxism is one of the guiding ideologies of China.

他在大学学了马克思主义哲学。

Tā zài dàxué xué le Mǎkèsīzhǔyì zhéxué.

He studied Marxist philosophy at university.

Tips

culture

马克思主义 is built on the surname 马克思 (Mǎkèsī, Karl Marx) plus 主义 (zhǔyì, '-ism'). It is one of the official guiding ideologies of the Chinese Communist Party, paired domestically with 毛泽东思想 (Mao Zedong Thought) and 中国特色社会主义 (Socialism with Chinese Characteristics).

memory

Same '-ism' suffix 主义 produces 资本主义 (capitalism), 社会主义 (socialism), 共产主义 (communism), 民族主义 (nationalism). 主 = primary, 义 = doctrine.

Stroke Order

马 mǎ

克 kè

思 sī

主 zhǔ

义 yì