造反

造⫽反 (verb-object)

1. to rebel; to rise up in rebellion; to revolt

   • 臣等特來報讎，非敢造反。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     臣等特来报雠，非敢造反。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Chén děng tèlái bàochóu, fēi gǎn zàofǎn.

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   • 一般各有職業，那有工夫造反？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     一般各有职业，那有工夫造反？ [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《文明小史》第三七回

     Yībān gè yǒu zhíyè, nà yǒu gōngfū zàofǎn?

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   • 在無產階級文化大革命中，為一小撮執行資產階級反動路綫的人所把持的《西藏日報》不但沒有貫徹您的指示，相反抵制您的指示，忠實地為資產階級反動路綫服務，所以我們造了區黨委一小撮堅持資產階級反動路綫者的反。 [MSC, trad.]
     在无产阶级文化大革命中，为一小撮执行资产阶级反动路线的人所把持的《西藏日报》不但没有贯彻您的指示，相反抵制您的指示，忠实地为资产阶级反动路线服务，所以我们造了区党委一小撮坚持资产阶级反动路线者的反。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1967 January 11, 《向毛主席致敬电》, in 《西藏日报》, issue 3403, page 1

     Zài Wúchǎn Jiējí Wénhuà Dà Gémìng zhōng, wéi yīxiǎocuō zhíxíng zīchǎn jiējí fǎndòng lùxiàn de rén suǒ bǎchí de “XīZàng Rìbào” bùdàn méiyǒu guànchè nín de zhǐshì, xiàngfǎn dǐzhì nín de zhǐshì, zhōngshí dì wèi zīchǎn jiējí fǎndòng lùxiàn fúwù, suǒyǐ wǒmen zào le qūdǎngwěi yīxiǎocuō jiānchí zīchǎn jiējí fǎndòng lùxiàn zhě de fǎn.

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2. to muck about; to run wild; to horse around

   老師不在，你們就造反啦！ [MSC, trad.]
   老师不在，你们就造反啦！ [MSC, simp.]

   Lǎoshī bùzài, nǐmen jiù zàofǎn la!

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• (to rebel):

• (to muck about):

造反

1. (Wu) many; a lot

• “Entry #138679”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.