洋務運動 yáng wù yùn dòng

Self-Strengthening Movement in late Qing

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 自强运动zì qiáng yùn dòng

Characters

Character Meaning
洋 yáng HSK 4
foreign; ocean; vast
務 wù
to be engaged in; to attend to; business
運 yùn
to transport; to move; fortune
動 dòng
(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to stir (emotions)