zhí
mín

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Meaning of 殖民

殖民 means to colonize; to establish political and economic control over a territory through settlement and exploitation. Pronounced zhí mín.

  • to colonize; to establish political and economic control over a territory through settlement and exploitation

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
guó
jiā
céng
jīng
zhí
mín
guò
bàn
shì
jiè
 

This country once colonized half the world.

Zhí
mín
tǒng
zhì
gěi
dāng
rén
mín
dài
lái
le
shēn
zhòng
de
zāi
nàn
 

Colonial rule brought profound disaster to the local people.

zài
yán
jiū
shí
jiǔ
shì
de
zhí
mín
shǐ
 

He is studying the colonial history of the nineteenth century.

Fēi
zhōu
duō
guó
jiā
dōu
céng
shì
ōu
zhōu
de
zhí
mín
 

Many African countries were once European colonies.