shàng
céng
jiàn
zhù

technical
noun

Meaning of 上层建筑

上层建筑 means superstructure (in Marxist theory); the political, legal, religious, artistic, and philosophical views and institutions built upon the economic base. Pronounced shàng céng jiàn zhù.

  • superstructure (in Marxist theory); the political, legal, religious, artistic, and philosophical views and institutions built upon the economic base

Definitions & Examples

Jīng
chǔ
jué
dìng
shàng
céng
jiàn
zhù
 

The economic base determines the superstructure.

Shàng
céng
jiàn
zhù
duì
jīng
chǔ
yǒu
fǎn
zuò
yòng
 

The superstructure exerts a reactive influence on the economic base.

 
zōng
jiào
shù
dōu
shǔ
shàng
céng
jiàn
zhù
de
fàn
chóu
 

Law, religion, and art all belong to the category of the superstructure.

Dāng
shàng
céng
jiàn
zhù
ài
jīng
chǔ
zhǎn
shí
 
shè
huì
biàn
jiù
huì
shēng
 

When the superstructure impedes the development of the economic base, social revolution will occur.