Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
In celebration of the ROC's foundation on October 10th, 1911. This song was originally adopted in 1930 by the ROC as its national anthem and was used as such in mainland China until 1949, when the central government of the Republic of China fled and relocated to Taiwan following defeat by the Chinese Communist Party. It replaced the "Song to the Auspicious Cloud", which had been used as the Chinese national anthem before. The national anthem was adopted on October 25, 1945 after the surrender of Japan. Mainland China today being governed by Chinese Communist Party has discontinued this national anthem for "March of the Volunteers".
The national anthem's words are adapted from a 1924 speech by Sun Yat-sen, via the partisan anthem of the Kuomintang in 1937. The lyrics relate to how the vision and hopes of a new nation and its people can be achieved and maintained. Informally, the song is sometimes known as San Min Chu-i from its opening line which references the Three Principles of the People (Sanmin Zhuyi), but this name is never used in formal or official occasions.
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Lyrics 【中文】(Chinese) :
三民主義，吾黨所宗，
以建民國，以進大同。
咨爾多士，為民前鋒，
夙夜匪懈，主義是從。
矢勤矢勇，必信必忠，
一心一德，貫徹始終！
【拼音】(Pinyin) :
Sānmín Zhǔyì, wúdǎng suǒ zōng;
Yǐ jiàn Mínguó, yǐ jìn dà tóng.
Zī’ěr duō shì, wéi mín qiánfēng;
Sù yè fěi xiè, zhǔyì shì cóng.
Shǐ qín shǐ yǒng, bì xìn bì zhōng;
Yì xīn yì dé, guànchè shǐzhōng.
【英語】 (English) :
“San min chu I”, our aim shall be,
To found a free land, world peace be our stand.
Lead on comrades, vanguards ye are,
Hold fast your aim, by sun and star,
Be earnest and brave, your country to save,
One heart, one soul, one mind, one goal!
In celebration of the ROC's foundation on October 10th, 1911. This song was originally adopted in 1930 by the ROC as its national anthem and was used as such in mainland China until 1949, when the central government of the Republic of China fled and relocated to Taiwan following defeat by the Chinese Communist Party. It replaced the "Song to the Auspicious Cloud", which had been used as the Chinese national anthem before. The national anthem was adopted on October 25, 1945 after the surrender of Japan. Mainland China today being governed by Chinese Communist Party has discontinued this national anthem for "March of the Volunteers".
The national anthem's words are adapted from a 1924 speech by Sun Yat-sen, via the partisan anthem of the Kuomintang in 1937. The lyrics relate to how the vision and hopes of a new nation and its people can be achieved and maintained. Informally, the song is sometimes known as San Min Chu-i from its opening line which references the Three Principles of the People (Sanmin Zhuyi), but this name is never used in formal or official occasions.
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Lyrics 【中文】(Chinese) :
三民主義，吾黨所宗，
以建民國，以進大同。
咨爾多士，為民前鋒，
夙夜匪懈，主義是從。
矢勤矢勇，必信必忠，
一心一德，貫徹始終！
【拼音】(Pinyin) :
Sānmín Zhǔyì, wúdǎng suǒ zōng;
Yǐ jiàn Mínguó, yǐ jìn dà tóng.
Zī’ěr duō shì, wéi mín qiánfēng;
Sù yè fěi xiè, zhǔyì shì cóng.
Shǐ qín shǐ yǒng, bì xìn bì zhōng;
Yì xīn yì dé, guànchè shǐzhōng.
【英語】 (English) :
“San min chu I”, our aim shall be,
To found a free land, world peace be our stand.
Lead on comrades, vanguards ye are,
Hold fast your aim, by sun and star,
Be earnest and brave, your country to save,
One heart, one soul, one mind, one goal!
