保守主义
bǎo​shǒu​zhǔ​yì

conservatism

  • created sense approved 保守主义/保守主義 · bǎo​shǒu​zhǔ​yì · conservatism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    保守主义 / 保守主義

    bǎo​shǒu​zhǔ​yì

    conservatism

    A political and social philosophy that favors tradition and gradual change over radical reform; often characterized by a desire to preserve existing institutions or a established status quo.

    保守 (literal) → 保守 · bǎo​shǒu · conservative 主义 (literal) → 主义/主義 · zhǔ​yì · -ism; doctrine

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

    created sense