主体 zhǔtǐ noun ① (主要部分) main body ▸ 主体工程 principal part of a project ▸ 国有企业是经济的主体。 State-owned enterprises are the mainstay of the economy. ② [Philosophy] subject ▸ 主体和客体 the perceiver and the world ③ [Law] subject ▸ 国际法的主体 subject of international law |