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殖民地 (zhí mín dì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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殖民地 (zhí mín dì): Colony (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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殖民地 consists of 3 characters.

to breed, to multiply, to propagate

people, populace, commoners

...ly [particle to connect adverb to verb]

How to Use 殖民地 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 殖民地 with other words naturally.

Noun + Nounwith人民

zhí殖

mín民

dì地

rén人

mín民

neutral

colonial people

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yí一

gè个

zhí殖

mín民

dì地

Adjective + Nounwith海外

hǎi海

wài外

zhí殖

mín民

dì地

Verb + Objectwith建立

jiàn建

lì立

zhí殖

mín民

dì地

Example Sentences with 殖民地

zhè这

ge个

guó国

jiā家

céng曾

jīng经

shì是

neutral

a colony

neutral

overseas colony

neutral

establish a colony

zhí

殖

mín民

dì地

。

This country was once a colony.

Zhè这

ge个

guó国

jiā家

céng曾

jīng经

shì是

de欧

zhí洲

mín的

dì殖

民

地

。

This country was once a colony of Europe.

lì历

shǐ史

kè课

shàng上

，

wǒ我

men们

shēn深

rù入

tàn探

tǎo讨

le了

zhí殖

mín民

dì地

de的

jīng经

jì济

jié结

gòu构

。

In history class, we delved into the economic structure of the colony.

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nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

zhí殖

mín民

dì地

de的

lì历

shǐ史

yǐng影

xiǎng响

zhì至

jīn今

réng仍

rán然

cún存

zài在

ma吗

？

Don't you think the historical impact of the colony still exists today?

zài在

zhí殖

mín民

dì地

lǐ里

，

rén人

men们

cháng常

tā他

jiān坚

jué决

fǒu否

rèn认

zì自

jǐ己

de的

guó国

jiā

zài在

tǎo讨

lùn论

quán全

qiú球

huà化

shí时

，

zhí殖

xǔ许

duō多

zhí殖

mín民

dì地

hòu后

lái来

dōu都

huò获

wǒ我

zuì最

jìn近

dú读

de的

nà那

běn本

shū书

xiáng详

xì

cháng常

shòu受

dào到

bù不

gōng公

píng平

de的

duì对

dài待

。

In colonies, people are often treated unfairly.

家

céng曾

shì是

zhí殖

mín民

dì地

zhè这

yì一

shuō说

fǎ法

。

He firmly denied the claim that his country was once a colony.

mín

民

dì地

de的

yí遗

chǎn产

wèn问

tí题

zǒng总

shì是

wú无

fǎ法

huí回

bì避

。

When discussing globalization, the legacy of colonies is always unavoidable.

dé得

le了

dú独

lì立

。

Many colonies later gained independence.

细

miáo描

shù述

le了

zhí殖

mín民

dì地

rén人

mín民

de的

shēng生

huó活

。

The book I recently read describes in detail the lives of people in the colony.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 殖民地.

Words with 殖

养殖yǎng zhí
繁殖fán zhí

Words with 民

民族mín zúHSK 4
人民rén mín
公民gōng mín
农民nóng mín
国民guó mín
居民jū mín
市民shì mín
平民píng mín

Words with 地

地图dì túHSK 3
地方dì fangHSK 3
地铁dì tiěHSK 3
地址dì zhǐHSK 4
地点dì diǎnHSK 4
地球dì qiúHSK 4
产地chǎn dì
余地yú dì