大躍進 dà yuè jìn

DEFINITIONS

  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

大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
躍 yuè skip, jump, frolic
進 jìn advance, make progress, enter