loyal and submissive; obedient (often derogatory)
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
loyal and submissive; obedient (now often derogatory)
derogatoryOriginally a positive term describing loyalty, but in modern usage often carries a negative connotation implying blind obedience, servility, or lack of independent thought.
Tā他
shì是
yī一
gè个
zhōng忠
shùn顺
de的
nú奴
pú仆
。
He is an obedient servant.
Nà那
zhī只
gǒu狗
duì对
zhǔ主
rén人
shí十
fēn分
zhōng忠
shùn顺
。
That dog is extremely obedient to its master.
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Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
zuò做
zhōng忠
shùn顺
de的
chén臣
mín民
，
ér而
yào要
zuò做
yǒu有
dú独
lì立
sī思
kǎo考
de的
gōng公
mín民
。
We should not be submissive subjects, but rather citizens with independent thinking.
Zài在
jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
fù妇
nǚ女
bèi被
yāo要
qiú求
zhōng忠
shùn顺
yú于
zhàng丈
fu夫
。
In old society, women were required to be submissive to their husbands.