reform; renovation; modernization
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to oppose the old and advocate the new; to reform (esp. politically)
formalHistorically refers to political reform movements, particularly the 1898 Wuxu Reform (戊戌变法) in late Qing China. Also used for the Meiji Restoration (明治维新) in Japan.
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.
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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.