◎ 四项基本原则 sì xiàng jīběn yuánzé
[the four basic principles:the socialist road,the people's democratic dictatorship,Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought,and the leadership of the Communist Party of China] 即坚持社会主义道路,坚持人民民主专政,坚持中国共产党的领导,坚持马克思列宁主义、毛泽东思想的简称

1.the four cardinal principles; Four Fundamental Principles （社会主义道路 the socialist road; 人民民主专政 the people's democratic dictatorship; 马克思列宁主义毛泽东思想 Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought; 中国共产党的领导 the leadership of the Communist Party of China）