四项基本原则

Traditional form:

四項基本原則

Pinyin (reading):

Sìxiàng Jīběn Yuánzé

Definitions:

• the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平／邓小平 ( Dèng Xiǎopíng) in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism

Characters:

• 四 - four
• 项 - neck, nape; item; a term in an equation
• 基 - foundation, base
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 原 - source, origin, beginning
• 则 - rule, law, regulation; grades

Traditional characters:

• 四 - four
• 項 - neck, nape; item; a term in an equation
• 基 - foundation, base
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 原 - source, origin, beginning
• 則 - rule, law, regulation; grades