革命
gé mìng
Pinyin

Definition

革命
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gé mìng
  1. revolution
  2. revolutionary (politics)
  3. CL:次[cì]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

mìng
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 fate
  3. 3 order or command
  4. 4 to assign a name, title etc
mìng yùn
  1. 1 fate
  2. 2 destiny
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
běn mìng nián
  1. 1 year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[dì zhī]
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo]
gé mìng
  1. 1 revolution
  2. 2 revolutionary (politics)
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
rén mìng
  1. 1 human life
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]
shǐ mìng
  1. 1 mission
  2. 2 long-term task to which one devotes oneself
  3. 3 a calling
cháng mìng
  1. 1 to pay with one's life
mìng zhòng
  1. 1 to hit (a target)
mìng lìng
  1. 1 order
  2. 2 command
  3. 3 CL:道[dào],個|个[gè]
mìng míng
  1. 1 to give a name to
  2. 2 to dub
  3. 3 to christen
  4. 4 to designate
  5. 5 named after
  6. 6 naming
mìng kǔ
  1. 1 to be born under an ill star
mìng tí
  1. 1 proposition (logic, math.)
  2. 2 to assign an essay topic
shòu mìng
  1. 1 life span
  2. 2 life expectancy
  3. 3 lifetime (of a machine)
Tiān mìng
  1. 1 Mandate of Heaven
  2. 2 destiny
  3. 3 fate
  4. 4 one's life span
sù mìng
  1. 1 predestination
  2. 2 karma
xìng mìng
  1. 1 life
pīn mìng
  1. 1 to do one's utmost
  2. 2 with all one's might
  3. 3 at all costs
  4. 4 (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
gǎi gé
  1. 1 reform
  2. 2 CL:次[cì],種|种[zhǒng],項|项[xiàng]
  3. 3 to reform
jiù mìng
  1. 1 to save sb's life
  2. 2 (interj.) Help!
  3. 3 Save me!

Idioms (20)

一命呜呼
yī mìng wū hū
  1. 1 to die (idiom)
  2. 2 to breathe one's last
  3. 3 to give up the ghost
亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
  1. 1 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
  2. 2 fugitive
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
  1. 1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
  1. 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
  2. 2 destined
  3. 3 fated
命在旦夕
mìng zài dàn xī
  1. 1 to be at death's door (idiom)
命归黄泉
mìng guī Huáng quán
  1. 1 lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huáng quán] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to meet one's end
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
  1. 1 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
嗜酒如命
shì jiǔ rú mìng
  1. 1 to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
  1. 1 deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
  2. 2 (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
爱财如命
ài cái rú mìng
  1. 1 lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. avaricious
  3. 3 tightfisted
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
  1. 1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
敢不从命
gǎn bù cóng mìng
  1. 1 to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
时乖命蹇
shí guāi mìng jiǎn
  1. 1 bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
死于非命
sǐ yú fēi mìng
  1. 1 violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster
  2. 2 an unnatural death
洗心革面
xǐ xīn gé miàn
  1. 1 lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
  2. 2 to turn over a new leaf
生命不息,战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
  1. 1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
生死有命
shēng sǐ yǒu mìng
  1. 1 life and death are ruled by fate (idiom)
疲于奔命
pí yú bēn mìng
  1. 1 (idiom) terribly busy
  2. 2 up to one's ears in work
相依为命
xiāng yī wéi mìng
  1. 1 mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival
  2. 2 interdependent
碍难从命
ài nán cóng mìng
  1. 1 difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply

Sample Sentences

你们真是年轻有为,不过,别怪我老生常谈,实现自我价值固然重要,也别忽略了身体健康,毕竟身体是革命的本钱呀!
nǐmen zhēn shì niánqīngyǒuwéi ,bùguò ,bié guài wǒ lǎoshēng cháng tán ,shíxiàn zìwǒ jiàzhí gùrán zhòngyào ,yě bié hūlüè le shēntǐ jiànkāng ,bìjìng shēntǐ shì gémìng de běnqián ya !
You really are a young up-and-comer, but don't hold against me if I spout some cliches. Self realization really is important, and don't ignore the value of your health, one's body is one's best asset in a revolution!
第一:沙特官方媒体当天早些时候报道,沙特对美国把伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队列为恐怖组织表示欢迎。
dìyī :Shātè guānfāng méitǐ dāngtiān zǎoxiē shíhou bàodào ,Shātè duì Měiguó bǎ Yīlǎng Yīsīlán gémìng wèiduì lièwéi kǒngbùzǔzhī biǎoshì huānyíng 。
1:Saudi official media reported earlier that day, Saudi Arabia welcomes Unite States move to make Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization.
各位同学大家好,陵园内的陈列主要反映了1840年鸦片战争以来英烈的革命历程和英勇事迹。大家都知道,没有烈士的英勇献身浴血奋战,就没有我们今天的幸福生活。
gèwèi tóngxué dàjiāhǎo ,língyuán lǐ de chénliè zhǔyào fǎnyìng le yībāsìlíngnián Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng yǐlái yīngliè de gémìng lìchéng hé yīngyǒng shìjì 。dàjiā dōu zhīdào ,méiyǒu lièshì de yīngyǒng xiànshēn yùxuè fènzhàn ,jiù méiyǒu wǒmen jīntiān de xìngfú shēnghuó 。
Students, greetings to you all. The exhibits in the Martyr's Cemetery detail the heroic deeds and revolutionary progress since the Opium War in 1840. As everybody knows, without the valiant devotion of these martyrs in bloody struggle, we wouldn't have the happy lives we have today.
不一样。纪念碑是近代才有的,一般用来纪念战争胜利,革命先烈啊什么的。牌坊是古代就有的,在古代一般要得到皇帝的恩赐才可以建牌坊。比如皇帝认为你是一个很有德行的人,或者你曾经立过大功,就可能赐给你一座功德牌坊,以表彰和宣扬你的功德。
bù yīyàng 。jìniànbēi shì jìndài cái yǒu de ,yībān yònglái jìniàn zhànzhēng shènglì ,gémìng xiānliè a shénme de 。páifāng shì gǔdài jiù yǒu de ,zài gǔdài yībān yào dédào huángdì de ēncì cái kěyǐ jiàn páifāng 。bǐrú huángdì rènwéi nǐ shì yī gè hěn yǒu déxíng de rén ,huò zhě nǐ céngjīng lì guo dàgōng ,jiù kěnéng cìgěi nǐ yī zuò gōngdé páifāng ,yǐ biǎozhāng hé xuānyáng nǐ de gōngdé 。
They're not the same. Commemorative monuments are more recent and typically commemorate war victories, revolutionary martyrs and such. Commemorative arches are from ancient times and normally required the emperor's blessing before they could be built. For example, if the emperor thought you to be a very virtuous person or you performed some outstanding service, the emperor could potentially gift you an arch to reward and honor you.
嗯,其实五四不只是传统意义上的学生运动,更是思想政治和文化领域的革命。它在中国的地位相当于西方的“文艺复兴”在历史上的位置。比如在文化方面,由北大教授胡适、陈独秀等人主导掀起了新文化运动。
ng4 ,qíshí Wǔsì bù zhǐshì chuántǒng yìyì shàng de xuésheng yùndòng ,gèng shì sīxiǎng zhèngzhì hé wénhuà lǐngyù de gémìng 。tā zài Zhōngguó de dìwèi xiāngdāngyú xīfāng de “wényìfùxīng ”zài lìshǐ shàng de wèizhi 。bǐrú zài wénhuà fāngmiàn ,yóu Běidà jiàoshòu Hú Shì 、Chén Dúxiù děng rén zhǔdǎo xiānqǐ le xīnwénhuà yùndòng 。
Yes. Actually the May Fourth Movement was not simply a student movement in the traditional sense. It was more of a revolution of political and cultural ideology. Its position in Chinese history is equivalent to the “Renaissance” in the Western world. For example, on the cultural side of things, Peking University professors, Hu Shi and Chen Duxiu, started the New Culture Movement.
将革命进行到底。
jiāng gémìng jìnxíng dàodǐ 。
Carry out the revolution until the very end!
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以后的事儿以后再说,现在别冻出病来就成。身体可是革命的本钱,别还没开始革命,身体就先垮了。
yǐhòu de shìr yǐhòu zài shuō ,xiànzài bié dòng chū bìng lái jiù chéng 。shēntǐ kěshì gémìng de běnqián ,bié hái méi kāishǐ gémìng ,shēntǐ jiù xiān kuǎ le 。
I'll worry about that later. As long as I don't get sick from the cold, I'm fine. The body is the means of the revolution. Don't let your body collapse before the revolution has even begun.
林峰说国际视角,其实孙中山正是有国际视角的革命家。他在不同的国家学习、生活过,思想开明。大家现在把书翻到第二十页。陈磊,读一下孙中山提出的三民主义。
Lín Fēng shuō guójì shìjiǎo ,qíshí Sūn Zhōngshān zhèngshì yǒu guójì shìjiǎo de gémìngjiā 。tā zài bùtóng de guójiā xuéxí 、shēnghuó guo ,sīxiǎng kāimíng 。dàjiā xiànzài bǎ shū fān dào dì èrshí yè 。Chén Lěi ,dú yīxià Sūn Zhōngshān tíchū de Sānmínzhǔyì 。
Lin Feng calls it a global perspective, actually Sun Yatsen was a revolutionary with a global perspective. He was educated in and had lived in different countries, so he was very open-minded. Everyone, take your books and turn to page twenty. Chen Lei, read for us the Three People's Principles as set out by Sun Yatsen.
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同学们,今天我们要讲的是一位革命家。他领导辛亥革命,推翻满清政府。知道他是谁吗?
tóngxué men ,jīntiān wǒmen yào jiǎng de shì yī wèi gémìngjiā 。tā lǐngdǎo Xīnhài gémìng ,tuīfān Mǎnqīng zhèngfǔ 。zhīdào tā shì shéi ma ?
Students, today we want to talk about a revolutionary. He led the 1911 Revolution, overthrowing the Manchurian government. Do you know who he is?
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嗯,陈磊说得对。孙中山是中国民主革命的先行者。他建立了中华民国,也是中国国民党的创党人之一。
ng4 ,Chén Lěi shuō de duì 。Sūn Zhōngshān shì Zhōngguó mínzhǔ gémìng de xiānxíngzhě 。tā jiànlì le Zhōnghuámínguó ,yě shì Zhōngguó Guómíndǎng de chuàngdǎngrén zhīyī 。
Uh-huh, Chen Lei is correct. Sun Yatsen was the forerunner of the Chinese democratic revolution. He is also one of the founders of the Chinese Nationalist Party.
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