上层建筑 (shàng céng jiàn zhù) — superstructure (the political, legal, and ideological institutions built on a society's economic base)
Definition
A Marxist term for the political, legal, and ideological systems that grow out of a society's economic base. Paired with 经济基础, which it depends on.
noun
superstructure (the political, legal, and ideological institutions built on a society's economic base)
Examples
- 上层建筑。Jīng jì jī chǔ jué dìng shàng céng jiàn zhù.The economic base determines the superstructure.
- 上层建筑。Wǒ men yào zhòng shì shàng céng jiàn zhù de jiàn shè.We must attach importance to the construction of the superstructure.
- 上层建筑。Fǎ lǜ shì shàng céng jiàn zhù de zhòng yào zǔ chéng bù fen.Law is an important part of the superstructure.
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