八字方针 bā zì fāng zhēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. the eight-character slogan for the economic policy proposed by 李富春[Li3 Fu4 chun1] in 1961: 調整、鞏固、充實、提高|调整、巩固、充实、提高 "adjust, consolidate, enrich and improve"
  2. a policy expressed as an eight-character slogan

CHARACTERS

八 bā eight; all around, all sides
字 zì letter, character, word
方 fāng a square, rectangle; a region; local
针 zhēn needle; pin; tack; acupuncture