大跃进 dà yuè jìn

Great Leap Forward, 1950s China campaign

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 61113th word

Definitions

  1. 1. Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies

Characters

Character Meaning
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
跃 yuè HSK 5
to jump; to leap
进 jìn HSK 2
to enter; to go in; to go forward