中国特色社会主义

Traditional form:

中國特色社會主義

Pinyin (reading):

Zhōngguótèsèshèhuìzhǔyì

Definitions:

• socialism with Chinese characteristics, phrase introduced by the CCP in 1986 to refer to its ideological model, embracing the economic reforms of the post-Mao era

Characters:

• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 国 - country, nation, state; national
• 特 - special, unique, distinguished
• 色 - color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
• 社 - group, organization, society; a god of the soil
• 会 - to assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group
• 主 - to own; to host; master; host; lord
• 义 - right conduct, propriety; justice

Traditional characters:

• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 國 - country, nation, state; national
• 特 - special, unique, distinguished
• 色 - color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
• 社 - group, organization, society; a god of the soil
• 會 - to assemble, to meet; meeting; association, group
• 主 - to own; to host; master; host; lord
• 義 - right conduct, propriety; justice