大跃进 in English Da4 yue4 jin4 Meaning

Meanings

  • 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

Simplified Characters

大 跃 进

Traditional Characters

大 躍 進

Pinyin

Da4 yue4 jin4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

大da4big 跃yue4to jump 进jin4to go forward