dàgémìng

大革命

Word · Noun

great revolution; first revolutionary civil war in China

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Meanings

2 senses · 4 examples
1.

noun

great revolution; large-scale revolution

formal

Refers to any major, transformative social and political upheaval on a national scale.

Fǎ法
guó国
dà大
gé革
mìng命
duì对
shì世
jiè界
lì历
shǐ史
chǎn产
shēng生
le了
shēn深
yuǎn远
yǐng影
xiǎng响
 。

The French Revolution had a profound impact on world history.

Xué学
shù术
jiè界
jīng经
cháng常
yán研
jiū究
gōng工
yè业
gé革
mìng命
yǔ与
dà大
gé革
mìng命
zhī之
jiān间
de的
guān关
xì系
 。

Academia often studies the relationship between the Industrial Revolution and great revolutions.

2.

noun

First Revolutionary Civil War (in China, 1924-1927)

formal

A specific historical term in Chinese context, referring to the Northern Expedition period led by the Kuomintang-Communist alliance.

Lì历
shǐ史
kè课
shàng上
 ,
lǎo老
shī师
xiáng详
xì细
jiǎng讲
jiě解
le了
dì第
yī一
cì次
guó国
nèi内
gé革
mìng命
zhàn战
zhēng争
 ,
jí即
dà大
gé革
mìng命
shí时
qī期
 。

In history class, the teacher explained in detail the First Revolutionary Civil War, known as the Great Revolution period.

Dà大
gé革
mìng命
shī失
bài败
hòu后
 ,
Zhōng中
guó国
Gòng共
chǎn产
dǎng党
kāi开
shǐ始
tàn探
suǒ索
xīn新
de的
gé革
mìng命
dào道
lù路
 。

After the failure of the Great Revolution, the Chinese Communist Party began to explore new revolutionary paths.