chinese revolution

noun

1. the revolution in China in 1911, resulting in the overthrow of the Manchu dynasty and in the establishment of a republic in 1912.
2. the events that culminated in the overthrow of the Nationalist regime and the establishment of the People’s Republic of China by the Chinese Communist Party in 1949.

noun

1. the overthrow of the last Manchu emperor and the establishment of a republic in China (1911–12)
2. the transformation of China (esp in the 1940s and 1950s) under the Chinese Communist Party