modern vernacular literature since May 4th Movement
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
modern Chinese vernacular literature emerging from the May 4th Movement (1919), characterized by anti-imperialist and anti-feudal themes
formalRefers specifically to the literary movement that replaced classical Chinese with vernacular Chinese as the literary medium, marking the beginning of modern Chinese literature.
Xīn新
wén文
xué学
yùn运
dòng动
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
xiàn现
dài代
wén文
xué学
de的
kāi开
duān端
。
The New Literature Movement marks the beginning of modern Chinese literature.
Lǔ鲁
xùn迅
shì是
xīn新
wén文
xué学
de的
dài代
biǎo表
zuò作
jiā家
zhī之
yī一
。
Lu Xun is one of the representative writers of the New Literature movement.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Xīn新
wén文
xué学
yǔ与
jiù旧
wén文
xué学
zài在
yǔ语
yán言
xíng形
shì式
shàng上
yǒu有
gēn根
běn本
qū区
bié别
。
There is a fundamental difference in linguistic form between the New Literature and the old literature.