丧权辱国
sàng quán rǔ guó
to forfeit sovereignty and bring shame on the country
Character by character
丧sàng
lose
lose
权quán
sovereignty
sovereignty
辱rǔ
humiliate
humiliate
国guó
the nation
the nation
Example
清政府签订了一系列丧权辱国的条约。
The Qing government signed a series of treaties that forfeited sovereignty and humiliated the country.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Learn this in Lesson 81 · HSK 6–7: 从鸦片战争到1949 (From the Opium War to 1949)
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