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國防現代化

简国防现代化 · 繁國防現代化

Mandarin · pinyin guó fáng xiàn dài huà

modernization of national defense, one of Deng Xiaoping's Four Modernizations

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國: Look up this written character
防: fáng · defend; prevent; embankment
現: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
化: huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state
现: xiàn · appear, manifest, become visible

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2–2–4–4–4 · guo2 fang2 xian4 dai4 hua4

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gwok3 fong4 jin6 doi6 faa3

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