Definition
大一统 literally means 'great unity' and refers to the historical Chinese ideal of unifying the entire realm under a single central government. It carries strong cultural and political connotations, often evoking the Qin-Han unification or the Confucian vision of a harmonious, unified empire. As a verb, it is used in formal or historical discourse to describe achieving such unification.
v
to achieve great unificationto unify (the country) on a large scale
Examples
- 大一统。Qín Shǐhuáng shíxiàn le tiānxià de dà yī tǒng.Qin Shi Huang achieved the great unification of the realm.
- 大一统。Guójiā dà yī tǒng shì lìdài tǒngzhì zhě de gòngtóng mùbiāo.The great unification of the country has been the common goal of rulers through the ages.
- 大一统。Tāmen xīwàng zài xīn de lǐngyù shíxiàn sīxiǎng shàng de dà yī tǒng.They hope to achieve a great unification of thought in new fields.
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