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自強運動

简自强运动 · 繁自強運動

Mandarin · pinyin Zì qiáng Yùn dòng

Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 洋務運動

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自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
強: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
强: qiáng · strong, powerful, energetic
运: yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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4–2–4–4 · Zi4 qiang2 Yun4 dong4

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zi6 koeng4 wan6 dung6

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