Dazhai
Syllables: Da·zhai/ˌdɑːˈd͡ʒaɪ/
Dazhai proper noun: a town in Xiyang, Jinzhong, Shanxi, China, formerly a township.
Proper noun
Dazhai
- A town in Xiyang, Jinzhong, Shanxi, China, formerly a township.
- In 1964 a new policy emerged, which continued until about 1978 within the context of greater state support to agriculture. The origins of the policy go back to February 1960 in Hsi-yang county and the small village of Ta-chai. In that year Ch’en Yung-kuei, the production team leader of Ta-chai...[1980, Ramon H. Myers, “The Development of the Socialist Economy”, in The Chinese Economy Past and Present, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 216
- The term “shanzhai” also riffs off a popular Cultural Revolution era slogan about a model village, Dazhai, which has been changed to read: “In agriculture learn from Dazhai, in industry learn from Shanzhai.”2009 February 6, Tyra Dempster, Ben Blanchard, “"Sham glam" sweeps China as fakes get trendy”, in Miral Fahmy, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2023, Lifestyle
Forms of Dazhai
| alternative form | Tachai |
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Origin of Dazhai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大寨 (Dàzhài).
Words that rhyme with Dazhai
Questions about Dazhai
- What does Dazhai mean?
- Dazhai means a town in Xiyang, Jinzhong, Shanxi, China, formerly a township.
- What part of speech is Dazhai?
- Dazhai is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Dazhai?
- Dazhai is pronounced /ˌdɑːˈd͡ʒaɪ/.
Words near Dazhai in the dictionary
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