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Meaning of 革

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Setting
革HSK 5
Pinyin: gé
English Definition: animal hide; leather; to reform; to remove; to expel (from office)
Chinese Definition:
①去了毛经过加工的兽皮：皮革。革履(皮鞋)。革囊。
②改变：革新。革命(ａ．原意是改变命运；b．现指改变社会制度、建立新社会的群众运动；c．亦指改造旧技术、旧思想的运动)。改革。变革。
③取消，除掉：革除。革职。革故鼎新(去除旧的，建立新的)。
④中国古代乐器八音之一，如鼓等。
⑤姓氏。
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 革
Pictographic:An animal being skinned
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
Similar Characters: 草 阜 聿
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Example Words
革命HSK 6 gé mìng revolution; revolutionary (politics); Classifiers: 次
改革HSK 5 gǎi gé reform; Classifiers: 次 ; to reform
改革开放HSK 5 gǎi gé kāi fàng to reform and open to the outside world; refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980
变革 biàn gé to transform; to change
文化大革命 wén huà dà gé mìng Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
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Example Sentences
1
zhèng fǔ
政府
zhèng zài
正在
tuī dòng
推动
jiāo yù gǎi gé
教育改革
。
The government is pushing for education reform.
2
wǒ men
我们
bì xū
必须
tuī jìn gǎi gé
推进改革
jìn chéng
进程
。
We must advance the process of reform
3
bù zhǎng
部长
zhì lì yú
致力于
tuī dòng
推动
jiāo yù gǎi gé
教育改革
。
The minister was committed to promoting education reform.
4
gōng sī
公司
xū yào
需要
jìn xíng
进行
shēn rù
深入
de
的
biàn gé
变革
。
The company needs to make some deep changes.
5
zhèng fǔ
政府
zhèng zài
正在
jī jí
积极
tuī jìn
推进
jīng jì
经济
gǎi gé
改革
。
The government is actively promoting economic reforms.
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