维新派

維新派
wéixīnpài
noun #90,745

Meanings

  1. 1 the reformist faction
  2. 2 reformists
  3. 3 modernizers

Examples

HSK 6
Wéixīnpài yǔ shǒujiùpài zhījiān de dòuzhēng shífēn jīliè.
The struggle between the reformists and the conservatives was extremely fierce.
HSK 7-9
Wùxū biànfǎ shíqī, wéixīnpài zhǔzhāng xuéxí Xīfāng zhìdù.
During the Hundred Days' Reform, the reformists advocated learning from Western institutions.

Tips

history
Most often refers to the late-Qing reformers around 康有为 and 梁启超 who pushed for the 1898 戊戌变法 ('Hundred Days' Reform') under the Guangxu Emperor.
usage
Contrasts with 守旧派 ('old-guard / conservative faction'). Both are standard textbook labels in modern Chinese history.

Stroke Order

wéi
xīn
pài