维新变法 wéixīnbiànfǎ Hundred Days Reform Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 维新 維新 wéixīn to reform To abolish old laws and implement new policies; often used for political reform, modernization, or revitalization变法 變法 biànfǎ political reform major political or legal reform; historically refers to top-down institutional changes such as those led by 商鞅 shāngyāng or the 戊戌变法 wùxūbiànfǎ in 1898