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

实现现代化是我们这一代的新长征。

Shíxiàn xiàndàihuà shì wǒmen zhè yī dài de xīnchángzhēng.

Achieving modernization is our generation's new Long March.

科技自立是一场新长征，需要耐心和毅力。

Kējì zìlì shì yī 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