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兴革

Word · VerbTraditional興革

reform; innovation; establish and abolish

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to institute reforms; to establish what is beneficial and abolish what is harmful; to innovate

literary

Literary register. Used in formal contexts discussing institutional or policy reforms. Often appears in classical or formal modern texts.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
tuī推
xíng行
xīng兴
gé革
 ,
zhǐ旨
zài在
tí提
shēng升
xíng行
zhèng政
xiào效
lǜ率
 。

The government implements reforms aimed at improving administrative efficiency.

Xīn新
rèn任
zǒng总
jīng经
lǐ理
tí提
chū出
duō多
xiàng项
xīng兴
gé革
fāng方
àn案
 ,
yǐ以
qī期
niǔ扭
zhuǎn转
gōng公
sī司
tuí颓
shì势
 。

The newly appointed general manager proposed multiple reform plans in hopes of reversing the company's decline.

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Xīng兴
gé革
lì利
bì弊
 ,
nǎi乃
zhì治
guó国
zhī之
yào要
wù务
 。

Reforming advantages and eliminating disadvantages is an essential task of governance.