establish a constitution; constitutionalism
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to establish a constitution; to adopt constitutional government
formalPrimarily used in historical and political contexts, often in the compound 君主立宪 (constitutional monarchy).
Shí十
jiǔ九
shì世
jì纪
mò末
，
Rì日
běn本
chéng成
gōng功
shí实
xíng行
le了
lì立
xiàn宪
gǎi改
gé革
。
At the end of the 19th century, Japan successfully implemented constitutional reforms.
Yīng英
guó国
shì是
zuì最
zǎo早
shí实
xíng行
jūn君
zhǔ主
lì立
xiàn宪
zhì制
de的
guó国
jiā家
zhī之
yī一
。
Britain was one of the earliest countries to adopt a constitutional monarchy.
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Qīng清
zhèng政
fǔ府
yù预
bèi备
lì立
xiàn宪
de的
jì计
huà划
zuì最
zhōng终
wèi未
néng能
chéng成
gōng功
。
The Qing government's plan to prepare for constitutionalism ultimately failed.