Đông Chu

Definition
  1. Proper Noun (Historical Period):
    • The Eastern Zhou Dynasty: The period of the Zhou Dynasty following its relocation of the capital eastward to Luoyi (near modern Luoyang). It is subdivided into the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BCE) and the Warring States period (475–256 BCE). This era followed the Western Zhou Dynasty and was marked by the nominal rule of Zhou kings alongside the increasing power of regional feudal states.
Usage Examples
  • Proper Noun:
    • Thời Đông Chu chứng kiến sự trỗi dậy của nhiều nước chư hầu hùng mạnh. (The Eastern Zhou period witnessed the rise of many powerful feudal states.)
    • Triết học Trung Hoa phát triển mạnh mẽ vào thời Đông Chu. (Chinese philosophy flourished during the Eastern Zhou era.)
    • Nhà Chu thời Đông Chu chỉ còn là vương triều trên danh nghĩa. (During the Eastern Zhou, the Zhou Dynasty was merely a nominal ruling house.)
Advanced Usage

  • "Thời kỳ Đông Chu": The Eastern Zhou Period.

    • "Thời kỳ Đông Chu" kéo dài hơn 5 thế kỷ. (The Eastern Zhou Period lasted for more than five centuries.)

  • "Đông Chu Liệt Quốc": A famous Chinese historical novel about the Eastern Zhou period.

    • "Đông Chu Liệt Quốc" kể lại lịch sử các nước chư hầu thời Đông Chu. ("The Romance of the Eastern Zhou States" recounts the history of the feudal states during the Eastern Zhou.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Nhà Chu (n): The Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046–256 BCE), encompassing both Western Zhou and Eastern Zhou.
  • Tây Chu (n): The Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 1046–770 BCE), the earlier period before the capital moved east.
  • Thời Xuân Thu (n): The Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BCE), the first half of the Eastern Zhou era.
  • Thời Chiến Quốc (n): The Warring States period (475–256 BCE), the second half of the Eastern Zhou era.
Synonyms
  • Eastern Zhou Dynasty: The direct historical term.
  • Later Zhou Dynasty: Sometimes used in a broader historical context to distinguish it from the earlier Western Zhou.
Related Historical Terms
  • Phong kiến (Feudalism): The political system characteristic of the Zhou Dynasty, especially during the Eastern Zhou period.
  • Chư hầu (Feudal states/vassals): The independent states that nominally owed allegiance to the Zhou king during the Eastern Zhou.