四个现代化
Traditional form:
四個現代化
Pinyin (reading):
sìgexiàndàihuà
Definitions:
- Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology
- abbr. to 四化 (sìhuà)
Characters:
- 四 - four
- 个 - this, that; single; measure word for individuals
- 现 - to appear, to manifest; current, now
- 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
- 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
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