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fǎn dòng

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Definitions

  1. 1. reaction
  2. 2. reactionary

Words Containing 反动

反动分子
fǎn dòng fèn zǐ

reactionaries; reactionary elements

反动势力
fǎn dòng shì li

reactionary forces (esp. in Marxist rhetoric)

反动派
fǎn dòng pài

reactionaries

知识越多越反动
zhī shi yuè duō yuè fǎn dòng

the more knowledgeable, the more reactionary (absurd anti-intellectual slogan attributed after the event to the Gang of Four 四人幫|四人帮[sì rén bāng])

老子英雄儿好汉,老子反动儿混蛋
lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn

If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)

Child Words of 反动

动
dòng

(of sth) to move

反
fǎn

contrary

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