shǔ
guó

technical
noun

Meaning of 属国

属国 means vassal state; tributary state; subordinate country owing allegiance to a suzerain. Pronounced shǔ guó.

  • vassal state; tributary state; subordinate country owing allegiance to a suzerain

Definitions & Examples

shǐ
shang
 
Cháo
xiǎn
bàn
dǎo
de
xiē
zhèng
quán
céng
shì
Zhōng
guó
de
shǔ
guó
 

Historically, some regimes on the Korean Peninsula were vassal states of China.

Zuò
wéi
shǔ
guó
 
dìng
xiàng
zōng
zhǔ
guó
jìn
gòng
 

As a vassal state, it had to pay tribute to the suzerain on a regular basis.

Zhè
dǎo
guó
zài
shí
jiǔ
shì
lún
wéi
Ōu
zhōu
liè
qiáng
de
shǔ
guó
 

This island nation became a vassal state of the European powers in the nineteenth century.

dài
de
shǔ
guó
zhì
shì
cháo
gòng
de
zhòng
yào
chéng
fen
 

The ancient vassal state system was an important component of the tributary system.