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马克思主义 (Mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì) — Marxism

Definition

Marxism — the political and economic philosophy of Karl Marx, covering ideas like class struggle and historical materialism. Used mainly in academic and political contexts.

noun
Marxism

Examples

  • 马克思主义。
    Wǒ men zhèng zài xué xí Mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì de jī běn lǐ lùn.
    We are studying the basic theories of Marxism.
  • 马克思主义。
    Mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì Duì zhōng guó de fā zhǎn yǒu zhòng yào yǐng xiǎng.
    Marxism has had an important influence on China's development.
  • 马克思主义。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng fēn xī le Mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì de hé xīn guān diǎn.
    This article analyzes the core ideas of Marxism.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

马克思Marx
马mǎ克kè思sī
主义doctrine
主zhǔ义yì

The 马克思 name is combined with 主义 doctrine to form the ideology named after Marx.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 馬; 马 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 馬 shows a horse with its head facing left, a flowing mane, and two legs standing vertically.

Open 马 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 克 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
囟
囟xìn思sī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 思, 心 (heart) points to thinking, while the top part is a changed form of 囟, which supplied the sound.

Open 思 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The old forms that became 主 showed a lamp or torch with a flame at the top; other forms showed wood on fire or a spirit tablet.

Open 主 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 義; 义 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
羊羊yáng
Sound part声符shēngfú
我
我wǒ義yì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 義 has 我 giving the sound and 羊 meaning good or auspicious; the simplified 义 is a later abbreviation.

Open 义 →
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