不平等条约 in English bu4 ping2 deng3 tiao2 yue1 Meaning

Meanings

  • (term coined approximately 1920s) unequal treaty – a treaty between China and one or more aggressor nations (including Russia, Japan and various Western powers) which imposed humiliating conditions on China (in the 19th and early 20th centuries)

Simplified Characters

不 平 等 条 约

Traditional Characters

不 平 等 條 約

Pinyin

bu4 ping2 deng3 tiao2 yue1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 平ping2surname Ping 等deng3class 条tiao2strip 约yue1to weigh in a balance or on a scale