汤武革命 tāng wǔ gé mìng

DEFINITIONS

  1. the Tang and Wu Revolts: the overthrow (c. 1600 BC) of the Xia Dynasty by the first king, Tang 商湯|商汤[Shang1 Tang1], of the Shang Dynasty, and the overthrow (c. 1046 BC) of the Shang Dynasty by the Zhou Dynasty founder, King Wu 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2]

CHARACTERS

汤 tāng
HSK 4
hot water; soup, gravy, broth
武 wǔ
HSK 5
military; martial, warlike
革 gé
HSK 5
leather, animal hides; rad. 177
命 mìng
HSK 4
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction