变法

變法
biànfǎ
verb #76,334

Meanings

  1. 1 to reform the laws and institutions of a state
  2. 2 political reform

Examples

HSK 5
Shāng Yāng zài Qínguó zhǔchí biànfǎ.
Shang Yang led political reforms in the state of Qin.
HSK 7-9
Běisòng shí, Wáng Ānshí zhǔzhāng biànfǎ, què zāodào le xǔduō dàchén de fǎnduì.
In the Northern Song, Wang Anshi pushed for reform but met opposition from many ministers.

Tips

history
变法 names the great reform drives of Chinese history: 商鞅 in Qin in the 4th century BC, 王安石 in the Song from 1069, and 康有为 and 梁启超 in 1898, the 戊戌变法 'Hundred Days' Reform', which Empress Dowager Cixi ended after 103 days.

Stroke Order

变 biàn
法 fǎ