革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)revolutionrevolutionaryto revolt (against sb or sth)to revolutionize (sth)(separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革 génoun的命)CL: 次 cì Example sentences 这场革命已经带来了很多改变。 zhè chǎng gémìng yǐjīng dàilái le hěnduō gǎibiàn. This revolution has already brought a lot of changes 要不要革命，不是一个人说的算的。 yàobùyào gémìng, bùshì yī gè rén shuōdesuànde. Whether or not there's a revolution is not just because one person said so