维新变法

Traditional form:

維新變法

Pinyin (reading):

Wéixīn Biànfǎ

Definitions:

• Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

Characters:

• 维 - to preserve, to maintain, to hold together
• 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern
• 变 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French

Traditional characters:

• 維 - to preserve, to maintain, to hold together
• 新 - new, recent, fresh, modern
• 變 - to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French