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)

faction / clique

Examples

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

他父亲文革时被当作走资派批斗过，后来得到了平反。

Tā fùqīn Wéngé shí bèi dàngzuò zǒuzīpài pīdòu guo, hòulái dédào le píngfǎn.

During the Cultural Revolution his father was denounced as a capitalist roader; he was later rehabilitated.

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