Maoist belongs to the political thinking of Mao Zedong, who led China through the middle of the twentieth century. As an adjective it means ‘of that thinking’: Maoist ideas, a Maoist party, Maoist years. As a noun it means a person who follows that thinking.

Maoist belongs to the political thinking of Mao ZedongMaoist跟毛澤東的政治思想有關 who led China through the middle of the twentieth century毛澤東是帶領中國走過二十世紀中葉的領導人 As an adjective it means 'of that thinking'當形容詞用時，它的意思是『屬於那套思想的』 Maoist ideas, a Maoist party, Maoist years像Maoist ideas（毛派思想）、a Maoist party（毛派政黨）、Maoist years（毛澤東時代） As a noun it means a person who follows that thinking當名詞用時，指的是信奉那套思想的人

The body of ideas itself is more often named Maoism, or Mao Zedong Thought; people do still say Maoist thought for the same thing, so the tidy dictionary split is tidier than real use. You meet the word in history and politics, not in everyday chat, and it feels serious and rather formal.

The body of ideas itself is more often named Maoism, or Mao Zedong Thought這套思想體系本身，比較常被稱為Maoism（毛澤東主義）或Mao Zedong Thought（毛澤東思想） people do still say Maoist thought for the same thing但人們也還是會用Maoist thought來指同一件事 so the tidy dictionary split is tidier than real use所以字典上這種整齊的區分，比實際用法還要整齊 You meet the word in history and politics, not in everyday chat這個字會出現在歷史和政治的討論裡，不是日常聊天 and it feels serious and rather formal給人一種嚴肅、相當正式的感覺

Outside textbooks people sometimes stretch it, even unkindly, to mean ‘very far left’ or ‘in love with revolution’, whether or not the person has actually read Mao. In China the picture is messier than the label: later governments kept some of Mao’s line and set some of it aside, while groups far from Beijing have also called themselves Maoist.

Outside textbooks people sometimes stretch it, even unkindly在教科書之外，人們有時候會誇張地使用這個字，甚至帶點不友善 to mean 'very far left' or 'in love with revolution'用來形容『非常極左』或『熱愛革命』 whether or not the person has actually read Mao不管那個人到底有沒有真的讀過毛澤東的東西 In China the picture is messier than the label在中國，實際情況比這個標籤要複雜混亂得多 later governments kept some of Mao's line and set some of it aside後來的政府保留了毛澤東路線的一部分，也擱置了一部分 while groups far from Beijing have also called themselves Maoist而離北京很遠的一些團體，也自稱是Maoist