# 殖民地 (zhímíndì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 殖民地 (zhímíndì) means “colony”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: colony
- Pinyin: zhímíndì (zhi2 min2 di4)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这座岛屿曾经是外国的殖民地。
  Zhè zuò dǎoyǔ céngjīng shì wàiguó de zhímíndì.
  This island used to be a foreign colony.

## Characters

- 殖 (zhí): to grow; to reproduce
- 民 (mín): the people; inhabitants of a country
- [地](https://hanziro.com/word/de-adverbial-marker/) (de): (particle) adverbial marker

https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-min-di-colony/

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