科学技术是第一生产力 in English ke1 xue2 ji4 shu4 shi4 di4 yi1 sheng1 chan3 li4 Meaning

Meanings

  • science and technology is the number one productive force (from a 1978 speech by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] introducing the Four Modernizations 四個現代化|四个现代化[si4 ge5 xian4 dai4 hua4])

Simplified Characters

科 学 技 术 是 第 一 生 产 力

Traditional Characters

科 學 技 術 是 第 一 生 產 力

Pinyin

ke1 xue2 ji4 shu4 shi4 di4 yi1 sheng1 chan3 li4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

科ke1branch of study 学xue2to learn 技ji4skill 术shu4method 是shi4is 第di4(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc) 一yi1one 生sheng1to be born 产chan3to give birth 力li4surname Li