改革开放

Traditional form:

改革開放

Pinyin (reading):

gǎigékāifàng

Definitions:

• to reform and open to the outside world
• refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980

Characters:

• 改 - to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel
• 革 - leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
• 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 放 - to release, to liberate, to free

Traditional characters:

• 改 - to alter, to change, to improve, to remodel
• 革 - leather, animal hide; to reform; to remove
• 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 放 - to release, to liberate, to free