Definition

Examples

• 在封建社会，统治阶级由地主和贵族构成。
  Zài fēngjiàn shèhuì, tǒng zhì jiē jí yóu dìzhǔ hé guìzú gòuchéng.
  In feudal society, the ruling class was made up of landowners and nobles.
• 马克思主义认为统治阶级总是维护自己的利益。
  Mǎkèsī zhǔyì rènwéi tǒng zhì jiē jí zǒngshì wéihù zìjǐ de lìyì.
  Marxism holds that the ruling class always protects its own interests.
• 历史上统治阶级的更替往往伴随着剧烈的社会变革。
  Lìshǐ shàng tǒng zhì jiē jí de gēngtì wǎngwǎng bànsuí zhe jùliè de shèhuì biàngé.
  In history, the replacement of the ruling class often accompanies dramatic social change.