Chinese word
大跃进
dà yuè jìn
Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies
Traditional: 大躍進
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies
Characters in this word
大dà3 strokesbig, great, vast, high, deep跃yuè11 strokesto skip, to jump, to frolic进jìn7 strokesto advance, to make progress
Common words: 大 · 跃 · 进
Words
Words with the same first character
大学dà xuéthe Great Learning, one of the Four Books 四書|四书[Si4 shu1] in Confucianism; university; co…大家dà jiāeveryone; influential family; great expert大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous大陆dà lùmainland China (reference to the PRC); continent; mainland; CL:塊|块[kuai4]大会dà huìgeneral assembly; general meeting; convention; CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4]大型dà xínglarge; large-scale