shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔndictionary entry
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Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)
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實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 [shi2 jian4 shi4 jian3 yan4 zhen1 li3 de5 wei2 yi1 biao1 zhun3] /Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)/

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实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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