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三個代表

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Mandarin · pinyin Sān gè Dài biǎo

the Three Represents, a set of three guiding principles for the CCP introduced by Jiang Zemin 江澤民 Jiāng Zé mín in 2000 and enshrined in the Constitution in 2004

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三: sān · three
個: gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
表: biǎo · show, express, manifest, display
个: gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single

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1–4–4–3 · San1 ge4 Dai4 biao3

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Three Represents (Jiang Zemin's ideology)

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