| 唯物主义 |
wéi wù zhǔ yì |
materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality |
| 唯 |
wéi |
only / alone / -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism) |
| 唯 |
wěi |
yes |
| 唯物 |
wéi wù |
materialistic |
| 物 |
wù |
(bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself |
| 物主 |
wù zhǔ |
owner |
| 主 |
zhǔ |
owner / master / host / individual or party concerned / God / Lord / main / to indicate or signify / trump card (in card games) |
| 主义 |
zhǔ yì |
-ism / ideology |
| 义 |
Yì |
surname Yi / (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 义大利) |
| 义 |
yì |
justice / righteousness / meaning / foster (father etc) / adopted / artificial (tooth, limb etc) / relationship / friendship |