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Meaning of 起义

起义 means to stage an armed uprising; to revolt; to defect to the just side; to turn one's coat. Pronounced qǐ yì.

  • to stage an armed uprising; to revolt
  • to defect to the just side; to turn one's coat

Definitions & Examples

Qín
de
Chén
Shèng
 
Guǎng广
lǐng
dǎo
le
Zhōng
guó
shǐ
shàng
guī
de
nóng
mín
 

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang led the first large-scale peasant uprising in Chinese history at the end of the Qin Dynasty.

Nán
chāng
shì
Zhōng
guó
Gòng
chǎn
dǎng
lǐng
dǎo
zhuāng
dòu
zhēng
de
kāi
shǐ
 

The Nanchang Uprising marked the beginning of the Communist Party of China's independent leadership of armed struggle.

Zhè
xiǎo
shuō
miáo
xiě
le
shī
bài
de
zhuāng
 

This novel depicts a failed armed uprising.