宗教改革 (zōngjiào gǎigé): religious reform

When capitalized as a proper noun, 宗教改革 refers specifically to the 16th-century Protestant Reformation triggered by Luther's 95 Theses (1517). For general 'religious reform' the same word is used lowercase in context.

In Pop Culture

九十五条论纲 Jiǔshí wǔ tiáo lùn gāng

Ninety-five Theses

Luther's 1517 document, the symbolic spark of the Reformation, often discussed in Chinese world-history textbooks.

Stroke Order

宗 zōng

教 jiāo

改 gǎi

革 gé

Related Words

宗教仪式 zōngjiào yíshì

religious ceremony / religious ritual / rite

改革试点 gǎigé shìdiǎn

reform pilot program / pilot project for reform / experimental reform site

宗教 zōngjiào HSK 6 #2,683

religion

改革 gǎigé HSK 5 #8,692

to reform / to change (a system or practice) / reform

改革开放 gǎigé kāifàng HSK 7-9

Reform and Opening Up / China's economic reform policy (since 1978)

供给侧改革 gōngjǐcè gǎigé

supply-side reform / supply-side structural reform

屡教不改 lǚjiào-bùgǎi #59,206

to refuse to mend one's ways despite repeated admonition / incorrigible / unrepentant

教宗 jiàozōng #29,868

Pope / the pontiff

宗 zōng HSK 7-9 #4,594

school of thought; sect / ancestor; clan / purpose; aim

改造 gǎizào HSK 3 #5,219

to transform; to renovate / to reform; to remold