革命
gé​mìng HSK7

revolution

革命 gé​mìng
revolution verb
a fundamental change in political power or social structure; to revolt against a government or authority

辛亥革命彻底推翻了清朝的统治。

xīn​hài gé​mìng chè​dǐ tuī​fān le Qīng​cháo de tǒng​zhì.

The Xinhai Revolution completely overthrew the rule of the Qing Dynasty.

revolutionary verb
relating to, supporting, or characteristic of a revolution

他的身上体现了老一辈的革命精神。

tā de shēn​shang tǐ​xiàn le lǎo yī bèi de gé​mìng jīng​shén.

The revolutionary spirit of the older generation is embodied in him.

mandate change verb
to withdraw the mandate of heaven and transition to a new dynasty (original meaning)

汤武革命，顺乎天而应乎人。

Tāng wǔ gé​mìng, shùn hū tiān ér yìng hū rén.

The revolutions of Tang and Wu followed the will of Heaven and responded to the needs of the people.

revolutionize verb
to fundamentally change or transform something; often used in the separable pattern 革 gé...的 de命 mìng

企业要敢于进行自我革命，才能在激烈的竞争中生存。

qǐ​yè yào gǎn​yú jìn​xíng zì​wǒ gé​mìng, cái néng zài jī​liè de jìng​zhēng zhōng shēng​cún.

Enterprises must dare to reinvent themselves to survive in fierce competition.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
10.6 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
149.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

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CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)