四个现代化 (四個現代化)
sì ge xiàn dài huà
Pinyin

Definition

四个现代化 (四個現代化)
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sì ge xiàn dài huà
  1. Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology
  2. abbr. to 四化

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

代
dài
  1. 1 to substitute
  2. 2 to act on behalf of others
  3. 3 to replace
  4. 4 generation
  5. 5 dynasty
  6. 6 age
  7. 7 period
  8. 8 (historical) era
  9. 9 (geological) eon
代表
dài biǎo
  1. 1 representative
  2. 2 delegate
  3. 3 classifier: 位 wèi
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 名 míng
  6. 6 to represent
  7. 7 to stand for
  8. 8 on behalf of
  9. 9 in the name of
化妆
huà zhuāng
  1. 1 to put on makeup
化身
huà shēn
  1. 1 incarnation
  2. 2 reincarnation
  3. 3 embodiment (of abstract idea)
  4. 4 personification
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times

Idioms (20)

世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
  1. 1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)

Sample Sentences

在现代化建设中，邓小平提出并强调四个现代化。
zài xiàndàihuà jiànshè zhōng ，Dèng Xiǎopíng tíchū bìng qiángdiào Sìge Xiàndàihuà 。
In the process of modernization, Deng Xiaoping put forward the Four Modernizations.
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