敢教日月换新天

敢教日月換新天

gǎnjiàorìyuèhuànxīntiān

phrase

Meanings

1 dare to make sun and moon usher in a new sky — dare to transform the world / bring revolutionary change
2 literally: dare to cause sun and moon to change to new skies

Characters

Examples

当年的建设者敢教日月换新天，改变了整个地区的面貌。

Dāngnián de jiànshèzhě gǎn jiào rì yuè huàn xīn tiān, gǎibiàn le zhěnggè dìqū de miànmào.

The builders of those years dared to change the world, and transformed the entire region's appearance.

科技工作者要有敢教日月换新天的魄力。

Kējì gōngzuòzhě yào yǒu gǎn jiào rì yuè huàn xīn tiān de pòlì.

Scientific workers should have the boldness to make the sun and moon usher in a new sky.

Tips

history

From Mao Zedong's 1959 poem 《七律·到韶山》 (On Returning to Shaoshan). The couplet reads: 为有牺牲多壮志，敢教日月换新天 — 'Because of sacrifice there is greater resolve; we dare to make sun and moon usher in a new sky.' Written on revisiting his hometown after 32 years.

usage

Register is revolutionary / triumphal. Official speech, commemorative writing, ceremonial contexts — reform drives, poverty-alleviation success, engineering megaprojects. Less used in neutral everyday speech.

usage

教 here is read jiào (to cause / make), not jiāo (to teach). 换 is 4th tone huàn.

Stroke Order

敢 gǎn

教 jiāo

日 rì

月 yuè

换 huàn

新 xīn

天 tiān