宗主国 zōng zhǔ guó

mother country (of a colony); suzerain state

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
宗 zōng HSK 6
school; sect; clan
主 zhǔ HSK 3
main; owner; master
国 guó HSK 1
country; nation; state