百花齐放，百家争鸣

bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng

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1. a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956

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Child Words of 百花齐放，百家争鸣

• 放 放 fàng: to put
• 争 争 zhēng: to strive for
• 百 百 bǎi: hundred
• 花 花 huā: flower
• 齐 齐 qí: neat
• 争鸣 争鸣 zhēng míng: to contend
• 百家 百家 bǎi jiā: many schools of thought
• 百家争鸣 百家争鸣 bǎi jiā zhēng míng: a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
• 百花齐放 百花齐放 bǎi huā qí fàng: a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression
• 鸣 鸣 míng: to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
• 齐放 齐放 qí fàng: broadside
• 家 家 jiā: home