Definition
资产阶级 is a political and economic term referring to the social class that owns the means of production — the bourgeoisie or capitalist class. Borrowed from Japanese translations of European Marxist theory, it carries strong ideological weight in Chinese political discourse, where it is often contrasted with 无产阶级 (the proletariat). In modern usage, it can refer to the propertied class in any capitalist society.
n.
the bourgeoisiethe capitalist classthe propertied class
Examples
- ，资产阶级。Zài gōngyè gémìng shíqī, zī chǎn jiē jí zhújiàn xīngqǐ.During the Industrial Revolution, the bourgeoisie gradually rose.
- ，资产阶级。Mǎkèsī zhǔyì rènwéi, zī chǎn jiē jí hé wúchǎn jiējí zhī jiān de máodùn shì bùkě tiáohé de.Marxism believes that the contradiction between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat is irreconcilable.
- ，资产阶级。Gǎigé kāifàng hòu, Zhōngguó de zī chǎn jiē jí dédào le fāzhǎn.After the reform and opening-up, China's bourgeoisie developed.
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