HSK 5 · Adjectives

主观 zhǔguān “subjective” in Chinese

Traditional 主觀

What 主观 means

  1. subjective

How to say 主观

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale主zhǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale观guān1st tone, high and level

主观 in a sentence

  1. 这真的是主观的。

    Zhè zhēn de shì zhǔguān de.

    It’s really a matter of opinion.

    Sentence #10484379 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他写文章写得很主观。

    Tā xiě wénzhāng xiě de hěn zhǔguān.

    His writing is very subjective.

    Sentence #389946 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 主观 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 主 (zhǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
主zhǔowner
  • 丶dot · zhǔ
  • 王king · wáng

Memory aidThe dot 丶 on top was once the flame of a lamp: the main one, the master.

The character 观 (guān) with each of its parts in a different colour
观guānto look at
  • 又again · yòu
  • 见to see · jiàn

How to write 主观

主 5 strokes · 观 6 strokes

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主观 (zhǔguān) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 主观 (zhǔguān). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 主观

Words with 主

主要zhǔyào · main主意zhǔyi · plan主人zhǔrén · master主张zhǔzhāng · to advocate主持zhǔchí · to host (a programme or event)主任zhǔrèn · director公主gōngzhǔ · princess主席zhǔxí · chairperson主题zhǔtí · theme主动zhǔdòng · to take the initiative

Words with 观

参观cānguān · to look around观众guānzhòng · spectators观察guānchá · to observe观点guāndiǎn · point of view观念guānniàn · notion悲观bēiguān · pessimistic客观kèguān · objective乐观lèguān · optimistic可观kěguān · considerable美观měiguān · attractive

More words: Adjectives

真实zhēnshí · true直zhí · straight重大zhòngdà · major周到zhōudào · thoughtful紫zǐ · purple自觉zìjué · conscious自私zìsī · selfish自由zìyóu · freedom

FAQs

主观 (zhǔguān) means “subjective”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhǔguān: zhǔ with a 3rd tone, then guān with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 主观 is written 主觀. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhuguan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 主观 from the suggestions. Typing zhuguan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
主观 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.