四一二事變 sì yī èr shì biàn

1927 April 12 purge by Chiang Kai-shek

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists
  2. 2. called 反革命政变 or 惨案cǎn àn in PRC literature

Characters

Character Meaning
四 sì HSK 1
four; 4
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
二 èr HSK 1
two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
變 biàn
to change; to become different; to transform