Chinese word

改革开放

Pronunciation

Pinyingǎi gé kāi fàng

Meaning

  • nounreform and opening-up

Example

很多城市因为改革开放而发展得更快。hěn duō chéng shì yīn wèi gǎi gé kāi fàng ér fā zhǎn de gèng kuài

Many cities have developed faster because of reform and opening-up.

Illustration for 改革开放 (reform and opening-up)

More examples

改革开放的成果表现在人民生活水平的提高上。gǎi gé kāi fàng de chéng guǒ biǎo xiàn zài rén mín shēng huó shuǐ píng de tí gāo shàng

The achievements of reform and opening-up are reflected in improvements in people's living standards.

Core concept

National modernization moves on two linked tracks: changing the system and widening international exchange.

Common phrases

  • 改革开放的成果gǎi gé kāi fàng de chéng guǒ

    the achievements of reform and opening-up

  • 深化改革开放shēn huà gǎi gé kāi fàng

    deepen reform and opening-up

  • 改革开放进程gǎi gé kāi fàng jìn chéng

    the process of reform and opening-up

Similar words

改革gǎi gé: The deliberate improvement of old systems, institutions, or methods by changing them.
开放kāi fàng: Allowing people, goods, and information to move between a country or region and the outside.
对外开放duì wài kāi fàng: A policy of connecting a country more closely with foreign trade and exchange.
经济改革jīng jì gǎi gé: Economic change that loosens systems and rules so markets and companies can act more freely.

Definition in Chinese

指通过调整经济体制、吸引外资和发展对外贸易来推动国家现代化的改革与开放政策。zhǐ tōng guò tiáo zhěng jīng jì tǐ zhì xī yǐn wài zī hé fā zhǎn duì wài mào yì lái tuī dòng guó jiā xiàn dài huà de gǎi gé yǔ kāi fàng zhèng cè

Word origin

The compound 改革开放 (gǎigékāifàng, "reform and opening-up") joins 改革 (gǎigé, "reform") with 开放 (kāifàng, "opening") to present domestic change and wider international contact as one policy.

Usage tips

  • The term belongs especially to discussions of national development and economic history, so it can sound more official than a word for an ordinary change in daily life.

Other meanings

  • opening-up policynoun
  • economic liberalizationnoun

Opposites

  • 封闭体制fēng bì tǐ zhìclosed systemnoun
  • 保守主义báo shóu zhǔ yìconservatismnoun

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