Meaning of 维新
维新 means to oppose the old and advocate the new; to reform (esp. politically). Pronounced wéi xīn.
- to oppose the old and advocate the new; to reform (esp. politically)
Definitions & Examples
Rì日
běn本
tōng通
guò过
Míng明
zhì治
wéi维
xīn新
zǒu走
shàng上
le了
xiàn现
dài代
huà化
dào道
lù路
。
Japan embarked on the path of modernization through the Meiji Restoration.
Qīng清
mò末
de的
wéi维
xīn新
yùn运
dòng动
suī虽
rán然
shī失
bài败
le了
，
dàn但
tuī推
dòng动
le了
sī思
xiǎng想
jiě解
fàng放
。
Although the reform movement at the end of the Qing Dynasty failed, it promoted intellectual emancipation.
Tā他
zhǔ主
zhāng张
wéi维
xīn新
biàn变
fǎ法
，
fǎn反
duì对
yīn因
xún循
shǒu守
jiù旧
。
He advocated reform and opposed sticking to old conventions.