semi-colony
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a country or region that is nominally independent but is politically, economically, and culturally controlled and oppressed by an imperialist power
formalA historical and political science term, primarily used to describe nations like pre-1949 China.
Jìn近
dài代
Zhōng中
guó国
céng曾
shì是
yī一
gè个
bàn半
zhí殖
mín民
dì地
bàn半
fēng封
jiàn建
de的
shè社
huì会
。
Modern China was once a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.
Nà那
duàn段
bàn半
zhí殖
mín民
dì地
de的
lì历
shǐ史
gěi给
guó国
jiā家
dài带
lái来
le了
shēn深
zhòng重
de的
zāi灾
nàn难
。
That period of semi-colonial history brought profound disaster to the nation.
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Zài在
lì历
shǐ史
jiào教
cái材
zhōng中
，
zhè这
gè个
shù术
yǔ语
cháng常
yòng用
lái来
fēn分
xī析
bèi被
qīn侵
lüè略
guó国
jiā家
de的
zhuàng状
tài态
。
In history textbooks, this term is often used to analyze the condition of invaded countries.