Gǎigé kāifàng shì Zhōngguó zǒuxiàng fánróng de bìyóuzhīlù.
Reform and opening-up is the indispensable path for China toward prosperity.
Tips
history
Rooted in 《孟子·告子上》: 「义，人路也」 — righteousness is the human road. Zhu Xi's commentary describes righteousness as 「必由之路」 — the road one cannot step off. The moral weight persists in modern political usage.
usage
Pattern: 'X 是 Y 的必由之路' = 'X is the inevitable path to Y.' Used to declare one approach as the sole correct way — absolute and slightly didactic in tone.
