educated youth; sent-down youth
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
educated youth; specifically urban middle and high school graduates sent to work and settle in rural areas and frontier regions during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
A historical term referring to the 'Down to the Countryside Movement' (上山下乡运动). Often carries nostalgic or historical connotations. Can also refer to the generation itself.
Wǒ我
de的
fù父
qīn亲
shì是
yī一
wèi位
lǎo老
zhī知
qīng青
，
céng曾
zài在
Běi北
dà大
huāng荒
chā插
duì队
shí十
nián年
。
My father is an old educated youth who once worked in the Great Northern Wilderness for ten years.
Zhī知
qīng青
wén文
xué学
shì是
èr二
shí十
shì世
jì纪
Zhōng中
guó国
wén文
xué学
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
。
Educated youth literature is an important component of twentieth-century Chinese literature.
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Shàng上
shì世
jì纪
qī七
shí十
nián年
dài代
，
dà大
pī批
chéng城
shì市
zhī知
qīng青
lái来
dào到
nóng农
cūn村
。
In the 1970s, large numbers of urban educated youth came to the countryside.