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四個現代化

简四个现代化 · 繁四個現代化

Mandarin · pinyin sì ge xiàn dài huà

Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology
abbr. to 四化 sì huà

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四: sì · four
個: gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single
現: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
个: gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single
现: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible

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4–5–4–4–4 · si4 ge5 xian4 dai4 hua4

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sei3 go3 jin6 doi6 faa3

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Four Modernizations (development ideology of the Communist Party of China)

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