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Meaning of 大跃进

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
yuè jìn (Trad.: 大躍進)
Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies
Example Sentences
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Yet the Great Leap Forward was a monumental failure.
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Several writers for the Guardian have made what I believe is an unjustifiable leap.
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If we can apply that, that will be a great leap forward.
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China managed to grow throughout the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution at nearly 5 per cent per annum.
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No mention of the Great Leap Forward, the famine, the Cultural Revolution, or, of course, Tiananmen Square.