liè
qiáng

technical
historical

Meaning of 列强

列强 means the great powers; the major capitalist powers of a historical period. Pronounced liè qiáng.

  • the great powers; the major capitalist powers of a historical period

Definitions & Examples

Shí
jiǔ
shì
 
西
fāng
liè
qiáng
jiā
jǐn
le
duì
zhōu
de
zhí
mín
kuò
zhāng
 

At the end of the 19th century, the Western powers intensified their colonial expansion into Asia.

duàn
shǐ
shì
liè
qiáng
guā
fēn
Zhōng
guó
de
shí
 

That period of history was when the great powers carved up China.

Shì
Jiè
Zhàn
shì
guó
zhǔ
liè
qiáng
zhī
jiān
máo
dùn
huà
de
jié
guǒ
 

World War I was the result of intensifying contradictions among the imperialist powers.

Jiù
Zhōng
guó
bǎo
shòu
liè
qiáng
líng
 

Old China suffered greatly from the bullying of the great powers.