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To reform and open to the outside world in Chinese: 改革开放 (gǎi gé kāi fàng)

gǎi gé kāi fàng

to reform and open to the outside world

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 改革開放1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to reform and open to the outside world
  2. 2refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980

Stroke order

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改
革
开
放

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ㄍㄞˇ

gǎi

ㄍ/ gㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

ㄍㄜˊ

gé

ㄍ/ gㄜ/ eˊ/ second tone

ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄈㄤˋ

fàng

ㄈ/ fㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

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改革开放

Simplified

改革開放

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 改革开放让人们的生活变好了。

    gǎi gé kāi fàng ràng rén men de shēng huó biàn hǎo le。

    Reform and opening up improved people's lives.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

放

fàng

to put

改

gǎi

to change

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

放心

fàng xīn

to feel relieved

离开

lí kāi

to depart

放弃

fàng qì

to renounce

改变

gǎi biàn

to change

放松

fàng sōng

to relax

改革

gǎi gé

reform

改进

gǎi jìn

to improve

改善

gǎi shàn

to make better

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