上層建築
shàng​céng​jiàn​zhù

superstructure

  • created sense approved 上层建筑/上層建築 · shàng​céng​jiàn​zhù · superstructure — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    上层建筑 / 上層建築

    shàng​céng​jiàn​zhù

    superstructure

    The cultural and institutional components of a society, such as its legal system, religion, and philosophy, which are built upon its economic foundation.

    shàng​céng​jiàn​zhú

    上层 (literal) → 上层/上層 · shàng​céng · upper strata 建筑 (literal) → 建筑/建築 · jiàn​zhù · building

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense