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化导社会的作用

English translation: change/vary and guide the society

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Chinese term or phrase:化导社会的作用
English translation:change/vary and guide the society
Entered by: Adsion Liu

15:32 May 17, 2010
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Art/Literary - Folklore
Chinese term or phrase: 化导社会的作用
I'm not quite sure about the meaning of 化导社会 in the following passage:
风，除了作为名词性的乐歌外，在古代它还兼有动词性的化导社会的作用。
"The word wind (feng) not only had a nominal function indicating music and songs, in ancient times it was also used with a verbal function as ??"
It seems to me that 化导社会 could mean "guiding the society into a change", can someone help on this?
Francesca Cassini
Italy
Local time: 10:38
change (make change) and guide the society
Explanation:
That's it. Plz see No. 3. for similar point, based on which the ancient also verbilize this character...:

International Standard Chinese characters Dictionary

风 1 [fēng]　[ㄈㄥˉ]
（風）
1. 空气流动的现象。气象学特指空气在水平方向的流动：～向。～速。～级。～险。～波（喻纠纷或乱子）。～雨如磐（ａ．指风雨不断，天色黑暗，给人以重压的感觉；ｂ．喻社会黑暗或境地艰难）。～花雪月（喻堆砌词藻，内容贫乏的的诗文）。
2. 像风那样迅速、普遍的：～潮。～靡一时。～驰电掣。
3. 社会上长期形成的礼节、习俗：～气。～习。～物（某地特有的景物）。～尚（在一定时期中社会上流行的风气和习惯）。
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Adsion Liu
Canada
Local time: 04:38
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4 +1change (make change) and guide the society
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change (make change) and guide the society


Explanation:
That's it. Plz see No. 3. for similar point, based on which the ancient also verbilize this character...:

International Standard Chinese characters Dictionary

风 1 [fēng]　[ㄈㄥˉ]
（風）
1. 空气流动的现象。气象学特指空气在水平方向的流动：～向。～速。～级。～险。～波（喻纠纷或乱子）。～雨如磐（ａ．指风雨不断，天色黑暗，给人以重压的感觉；ｂ．喻社会黑暗或境地艰难）。～花雪月（喻堆砌词藻，内容贫乏的的诗文）。
2. 像风那样迅速、普遍的：～潮。～靡一时。～驰电掣。
3. 社会上长期形成的礼节、习俗：～气。～习。～物（某地特有的景物）。～尚（在一定时期中社会上流行的风气和习惯）。

Adsion Liu
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Local time: 04:38
Native speaker of: Chinese
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