Meaning of 半殖民地
半殖民地 means a country or region that is nominally independent but is politically, economically, and culturally controlled and oppressed by an imperialist power. Pronounced bàn zhí mín dì.
- a country or region that is nominally independent but is politically, economically, and culturally controlled and oppressed by an imperialist power
Definitions & Examples
Jìn近
dài代
Zhōng中
guó国
céng曾
shì是
yī一
gè个
bàn半
zhí殖
mín民
dì地
bàn半
fēng封
jiàn建
de的
shè社
huì会
。
Modern China was once a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.
Nà那
duàn段
bàn半
zhí殖
mín民
dì地
de的
lì历
shǐ史
gěi给
guó国
jiā家
dài带
lái来
le了
shēn深
zhòng重
de的
zāi灾
nàn难
。
That period of semi-colonial history brought profound disaster to the nation.
Zài在
lì历
shǐ史
jiào教
cái材
zhōng中
，
zhè这
gè个
shù术
yǔ语
cháng常
yòng用
lái来
fēn分
xī析
bèi被
qīn侵
lüè略
guó国
jiā家
de的
zhuàng状
tài态
。
In history textbooks, this term is often used to analyze the condition of invaded countries.