| 四个现代化 |
sì ge xiàn dài huà |
Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology / abbr. to 四化 |
| 四 |
sì |
four / 4 |
| 个 |
gě |
used in 自个儿 |
| 个 |
gè |
(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) / (bound form) individual |
| 个 |
gè |
variant of 个 |
| 现 |
xiàn |
to appear / present / now / existing / current |
| 现代 |
Xiàn dài |
Hyundai, South Korean company |
| 现代 |
xiàn dài |
modern times / modern age / modern era |
| 现代化 |
xiàn dài huà |
modernization / CL:个 |
| 代 |
dài |
to be a substitute for; to act on behalf of; to replace; to substitute / generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon |
| 化 |
huā |
variant of 花 |
| 化 |
huà |
to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化学 |