How to say “revolution” in Chinese
revolution; revolutionary
“Revolution” in Chinese is 革命, gé mìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
革命 is read gé mìng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A drawing of a stretched animal hide — tanned leather. 改革 — reform.
This is 令 “order” with an added 口 “mouth”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “革命”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 革命. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 互联网是一场技术革命。hùliánwǎngshìyìchǎngjìshùgémìngThe internet is a technological revolution.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “revolution” in Chinese?
“Revolution” in Chinese is 革命, pinyin gémìng.
What does 革命 mean?
革命 (gémìng) means “revolution; revolutionary”.
How do you write 革命?
革命 is 2 characters: 革 (gé) — leather; change; 命 (mìng) — life, fate; order. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 革命?
革命 is read gémìng. Tones: gé — second tone, mìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“revolution” in the lesson “Homeland, flag and army”
This word is from the topic “State and law” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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