Chinese Revolution
Americannoun
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the revolution in China in 1911, resulting in the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty and in the establishment of a republic in 1912.
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the events that culminated in the overthrow of the Nationalist regime and the establishment of the People's Republic of China by the Chinese Communist Party in 1949.
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the overthrow of the last Manchu emperor and the establishment of a republic in China (1911–12)
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the transformation of China (esp in the 1940s and 1950s) under the Chinese Communist Party
Example Sentences
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Chinese Americans must find it even more bizarre that we have dismissed the mystery of China for the mystique of the Chinese Revolution.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021
From the Chinese Revolution until 1979, the U.S. refused to grant international recognition to the communist government in Beijing.
From Slate • Sep. 28, 2020
The relationship between China and Sri Lanka had long been amenable, with Sri Lanka an early recognizer of Mao’s Communist government after the Chinese Revolution.
From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2018
But in Chasing the Dragon: A Veteran Journalist's Firsthand Account of the 1949 Chinese Revolution, Roy Rowan gets the ingredients just right, providing an account that has both factual heft and robust flavor.
From Time Magazine Archive
An authentic and intimate record of the Chinese Revolution.
From Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha by Wilson, Samuel Graham
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