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八字方針

简八字方针 · 繁八字方針

Mandarin · pinyin bā zì fāng zhēn

a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan
(esp.) the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by Li Fuchun 李富春 Lǐ Fù chūn in 1961: 調整、鞏固、充實、提高 tiáo zhěng, gǒng gù, chōng shí, tí gāo "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"

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八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
字: zì · letter, character, word
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
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针: zhēn · needle; pin; tack; acupuncture

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1–4–1–1 · ba1 zi4 fang1 zhen1

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