to improve or change an existing system, institution, or practice; the act or process of making such improvements.

a fundamental change in political power or social structure; to revolt against a government or authority

Refers to the economic and social policies initiated by Deng Xiaoping from around 1980.

to undergo or initiate a fundamental change or transformation, especially in a social, political, or institutional context

Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)

Counterrevolutionary.

to introduce new methods, ideas, or products to replace or improve existing ones

Cultural Revolution (1966-76); abbreviation for [[文化大革命|文化大革命|Wen2 hua4 Da4 ge2 ming4]]

a revolutionary

Xinhai Revolution (1911), which ended the Qing Dynasty

A democratic revolution or bourgeois revolution, which in Marxist-Leninist theory serves as a necessary historical stage preceding a proletarian revolution.

Industrial Revolution, c. 1750-1830

a person who advocates or participates in a [[革命|革命|ge2 ming4]] (revolution) to overthrow the existing social or political order.

dengue fever or Singapore hemorrhagic fever, a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus

Damascus, capital of Syria

(Maoism) New Democracy, also known as the New Democratic Revolution

dressed in Western-style clothes and leather shoes; impeccably attired

the course of development or history of an institution, system, or place over time

to eliminate or get rid of an outdated custom, system, or bad habit

the reformist party or faction

to sack, remove from a position, or depose someone from an official post

the military arm of the Kuomintang from 1925 until 1947

To repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways; to turn over a new leaf and undergo a complete moral transformation.

reform of the writing system

Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang

to be buried in a horse hide; to sacrifice one's life on the battlefield (idiom)

to discard the old and introduce the new; to innovate

shoes made of leather

to remove someone from a position, organization, or group as a disciplinary measure

the transition or replacement of one imperial dynasty by another

to fire, discharge, or expel someone from a job, position, or organization

leather goods

to dismiss staff or lay off employees, often as part of organizational restructuring or downsizing

to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways; to turn over a new leaf

Ge'gyai county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet

Ge'gyai county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet

bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution)

The 1913 campaign of the provisional revolutionary government (led by Sun Yat-sen and the Guomindang) against Yuan Shikai and the Northern Warlords.

The Glorious Revolution of England in 1688.

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Shijingshan District, Beijing

dengue fever (classic form)

dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF)