革 (gaak3) — get rid of; dismiss; abolish in Cantonese
gaak˗₃革Mandarin Pinyin: ge2
Meaning of 革
nounget rid of; dismiss; abolish
nounchange; alter; transform
nounleather; hide; skin
Example Sentences with 革
janˎ₄人zouˍ₆造gaak˗₃革
Artificial leather.
siˉ¹司faat˗₃法goiˊ²改haangˎ₄革
Judicial reform.
hongˉ¹康jauˏ₅有waiˎ₄爲haiˍ₆係bin˗₃變gaak˗₃革gaa1.家。
Kang Youwei was a reformer.
samˉ¹深faa˗₃化goiˊ²改gaak˗₃革
Deepen reforms.
tuiˉ¹推dungˍ₆動goiˊ²改hatˍ₆革
Push for reform.
Words Containing 革
洗心革面sai2 sam1 gaak3 min6
to totally reform one's ways; to turn over a new leaf; to thoroughly reform oneself
革故鼎新gaak3 gu3 ding2 san1
discard the old in favor of the new
土地改革tou2 dei6 goi2 gaak3
land reform; agrarian reform
革職gaak3 zik1
remove from office; dismiss; discharge; deprive sb of post; be stripped of one's post
反革命faan2 gaak3 ming6
counter-revolution; counterrevolution; counterrevolutionary
政治改革zing3 zi6 goi2 gaak1
political reform
登革熱dang1 gaak3 jit6
dengue fever, break-bone fever
革命鬥志gaak3 ming6 dau3 zi3
fighting will; fighting spirit
十月革命sap6 jyut6 gaak3 ming6
October Revolution
幣制改革bai6 zai3 goi2 gaak3
monetary reform, currency reform
文化大革命man4 faa3 daai6 gaak3 ming6
Great Cultural Revolution
改革者goi2 gaak3 ze2
reformer
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