cut in line; educated youth sent down to the countryside
Meanings
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to cut in line; to jump the queue
neutralDescribes the act of joining a line in front of others who have been waiting.
Please line up in order to buy tickets; don't cut in line.
He always likes to cut in line at the supermarket checkout, which annoys people.
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Cutting in line is uncivilized behavior.
verb
to be sent down to the countryside; to join a rural production brigade
Specifically refers to the historical 'Down to the Countryside' movement (上山下乡) of the 1960s-70s, where educated urban youth were relocated to rural areas.
He was previously sent down to work in the countryside.
Many educated youth learned to farm during their time being sent down to settle in the countryside.
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That experience of being sent down to the countryside influenced his whole life.
She is one of the old educated youth, sent down to Inner Mongolia in 1968.