走资派

走資派

zǒuzīpài

noun

Meanings

1 capitalist roader (Cultural Revolution political label for cadres accused of taking the capitalist road)

Characters

to walk / take (a road)

capital (short for 资本主义)

faction / clique

Examples

文革期间许多老干部被打成走资派。

Wéngé qījiān xǔduō lǎo gànbu bèi dǎchéng zǒuzīpài.

During the Cultural Revolution, many veteran cadres were branded as capitalist roaders.

邓小平曾两次被打倒为'党内最大的走资派'。

Dèng Xiǎopíng céng liǎng cì bèi dǎdǎo wéi 'dǎng nèi zuì dà de zǒuzīpài'.

Deng Xiaoping was twice purged as 'the biggest capitalist roader within the Party.'

Tips

history

Short for 走资本主义道路的当权派 ('person in power taking the capitalist road'). Coined in Mao's 1965 directives, the label was central to the Cultural Revolution (1966-76); Liu Shaoqi (刘少奇) and Deng Xiaoping (邓小平) were the most famous targets.

Stroke Order

走 zǒu

资 zī

派 pài