附庸 (fù yōng) — vassal state; dependency; appendage; subordinate entity

Definition

Examples

• 这个国家曾经是罗马的附庸。
  Zhè ge guó jiā céng jīng shì luó mǎ de fù yōng.
  This country was once a vassal state of Rome.
• 文化不应成为经济的附庸。
  Wén huà bù yīng chéng wéi jīng jì de fù yōng.
  Culture should not become an appendage of the economy.
• 在历史上，许多小国都沦为强国的附庸。
  Zài lì shǐ shàng, xǔ duō xiǎo guó dōu lún wéi qiáng guó de fù yōng.
  Historically, many small states were reduced to dependencies of powerful nations.

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