主义
Traditional: 主義
zhǔ yì HSK 6

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📚 Example Sentences

军国主义导致了战争。
Jūnguó zhǔyì dǎozhì le zhànzhēng.
Militarism led to the war.
社会主义强调公平分配。
Shèhuì zhǔyì qiángdiào gōngpíng fēnpèi.
Socialism emphasizes fair distribution.
他的个人主义很强。
Tā de gèrén zhǔyì hěn qiáng.
His individualism is very strong.
这是他的主义。
Zhè shì tā de zhǔyì.
This is his principle.
我不喜欢军国主义。
Wǒ bù xǐhuān jūnguó zhǔyì.
I don't like militarism.

💡 Memory Tip

Remember that 主义 turns a concept (like 军事, military) into an '-ism' (militarism) by attaching to the end.

📝 Usage Notes

As a suffix, 主义 is attached to nouns or adjectives to form abstract nouns representing ideologies or schools of thought. It is a formal term commonly used in political, philosophical, and academic discourse.

📖 Grammar Points

主义 is a bound morpheme and cannot be used alone; it must follow another morpheme to form a complete word. Words ending with 主义 function as nouns and can be modified by adjectives (e.g., 极端的主义).

🏯 Cultural Notes

The prolific use of 主义 reflects the significant role of ideological discourse in modern Chinese political and intellectual history.

🔄 Similar Words

Similar abstract nouns formed with the suffix 论 (lùn, '-ism' or 'theory'), such as 进化论 (theory of evolution), though 论 often emphasizes a specific theory or discourse rather than a broad ideology.

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