Meaning of 租界
租界 means foreign concession; leased territory; an area in a treaty port city leased to imperialist powers by semi-colonial countries under duress to serve as a base for aggression. Pronounced zū jiè.
- foreign concession; leased territory; an area in a treaty port city leased to imperialist powers by semi-colonial countries under duress to serve as a base for aggression
Definitions & Examples
Shàng上
hǎi海
céng曾
jīng经
yǒu有
duō多
gè个
guó国
jiā家
de的
zū租
jiè界
。
Shanghai used to have concessions belonging to many different countries.
Zū租
jiè界
shì是
dì帝
guó国
zhǔ主
yì义
qīn侵
lüè略
Zhōng中
guó国
de的
chǎn产
wù物
。
Foreign concessions were the product of imperialist aggression against China.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
miáo描
xiě写
le了
jiù旧
Shàng上
hǎi海
zū租
jiè界
lǐ里
de的
shēng生
huó活
。
This novel describes life in the foreign concessions of old Shanghai.
Yī1
jiǔ9
sì4
sān3
nián年
，
guó国
mín民
zhèng政
fǔ府
xuān宣
bù布
fèi废
chú除
gè各
guó国
zài在
huá华
zū租
jiè界
。
In 1943, the Nationalist government announced the abolition of foreign concessions in China.