革命

gé mìng

B1 Level 5
Intransitive verbNoun

Definition

  1. to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)
  2. revolution
  3. revolutionary
  4. to revolt (against sb or sth)
  5. to revolutionize (sth)
  6. (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命)

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Example

這本書講的是一段革命的歷史。

This book is about a period of revolutionary history.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).