新长征

新長征

xīnchángzhēng

idiom

Meanings

1 the 'new Long March' - a long, arduous modern-era struggle
2 a sustained collective effort toward a great new goal

Characters

expedition, journey

Examples

HSK 6

实现现代化是我们这一代的新长征。

Shíxiàn xiàndàihuà shì wǒmen zhè yídài de xīnchángzhēng.

Achieving modernization is our generation's new Long March.

HSK 7-9

科技自立是一场新长征，需要耐心和毅力。

Kējì zìlì shì yì chǎng xīnchángzhēng, xūyào nàixīn hé yìlì.

Technological self-reliance is a new Long March - it demands patience and grit.

Tips

history

The original 长征 (1934-1936) was the Red Army's 12,500-km retreat through western China. 新长征 borrows that epic image for any long-haul modern mission - the phrase is standard in Chinese political speech.

Stroke Order

新 xīn

长 cháng

征 zhēng