闹革命 (nào gé) — to carry out a revolution; to make revolution

Definition

A verbal phrase: 闹 means 'to carry out / stage', so 闹革命 literally means 'to carry out a revolution'. It's used for actively waging or making revolution, not the abstract concept of 革命 itself.

verb

to carry out a revolutionto make revolution

Examples

闹革命。
Nóng mín men jué dìng nào gé.
The peasants decided to make a revolution.
。
Tā men nào le sān cì gé mìng cái chéng gōng.
They succeeded only after staging three revolutions.
。
Yé ye nián qīng shí nào guò gé mìng.
Grandpa made revolution when he was young.

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