Category: SocietyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

平等

/píngděng/Roman

English meaning: Equality

Definition

The state of being equal in rights and dignity. China's socialist ideology formally champions equality among all citizens. Reducing inequality between urban and rural areas and between coastal and interior regions is a major policy priority in China's development strategy.

Example

平等是社会主义的核心价值观之一。

In English: Equality is one of the core values of socialism.

Literary Heritage

世上本没有路,走的人多了,也便成了路。

/Shì shàng běn méiyǒu lù, zǒu de rén duō le, yě biàn chéngle lù./

There were no roads in the world to begin with; they are made by people walking.

鲁迅 (Lu Xun) · Writer and Critic · 19th–20th century CE

呐喊 (A Call to Arms)

呐喊, preface, 1923

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