宗主国 zōng zhǔ guó

DEFINITIONS

  1. suzerain state
  2. mother country (of a colony)

CHARACTERS

宗 zōng
HSK 6
lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan
主 zhǔ
HSK 3
master, chief owner; host; lord
国 guó
HSK 1
nation, country, nation-state