封建

fēng jiàn

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. system of enfeoffment
2. feudalism
3. feudal
4. feudalistic

Word relationships

Related words

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• 封建社会 fēng jiàn shè huì 封建社会 fēng jiàn shè huì feudal society 封建 refers to the system; 封建社会 is 'feudal society'.: feudal society
• 奴隶制 nú lì zhì 奴隶制 nú lì zhì slavery Refers to the slavery system, the social stage before feudalism in Marxist historiography.: slavery

Usage notes

Cultural notes

In modern Chinese discourse, 封建 often carries a negative connotation of backwardness, especially when referring to feudal superstitions (封建迷信).

Formality

封建 is neutral in academic history, but derogatory when used as an adjective (封建思想 'feudal mindset') in social critique.

Words Containing 封建

• 半封建 半封建 bàn fēng jiàn: semifeudal
• 半封建半殖民地 半封建半殖民地 bàn fēng jiàn bàn zhí mín dì: semifeudal and semicolonial (the official Marxist description of China in the late Qing and under the Guomindang)
• 封建主 封建主 fēng jiàn zhǔ: feudal ruler
• 封建主义 封建主义 fēng jiàn zhǔ yì: feudalism
• 封建制度 封建制度 fēng jiàn zhì dù: feudalism
• 封建思想 封建思想 fēng jiàn sī xiǎng: feudal way of thinking
• 封建时代 封建时代 fēng jiàn shí dài: feudal times
• 封建社会 封建社会 fēng jiàn shè huì: feudal society

Child Words of 封建

• 封 封 fēng: to confer
• 建 建 jiàn: to establish