educated youth; sent-down youth (Cultural Revolution)
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
educated youth; young people with formal schooling and cultural knowledge
General term for young people with educational backgrounds.
Zhī知
shi识
qīng青
nián年
yīng应
gāi该
chéng承
dān担
qǐ起
shè社
huì会
zé责
rèn任
。
Educated youth should take on social responsibilities.
Tā他
men们
shì是
xīn新
yī一
dài代
de的
zhī知
shi识
qīng青
nián年
，
chōng充
mǎn满
lǐ理
xiǎng想
hé和
bào抱
fù负
。
They are a new generation of educated youth, full of ideals and ambitions.
noun
sent-down youth; urban educated youth sent to rural areas during the Cultural Revolution (1960s–1970s)
historicalHistorical term referring specifically to the 'Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside' (上山下乡) movement during China's Cultural Revolution. Often abbreviated as 知青.
Wǒ我
fù父
qīn亲
céng曾
shì是
yī一
míng名
zhī知
shi识
qīng青
nián年
，
zài在
Jiāng江
xī西
nóng农
cūn村
chā插
duì队
luò落
hù户
。
My father was once a sent-down youth, settling in a Jiangxi village as part of the production team.
Nà那
gè个
shí时
dài代
de的
zhī知
shi识
qīng青
nián年
jīng经
lì历
le了
jiān艰
kǔ苦
de的
nóng农
cūn村
shēng生
huó活
。
The sent-down youth of that era endured harsh rural living conditions.
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Xǔ许
duō多
zhī知
shi识
qīng青
nián年
zài在
biān边
jiāng疆
dù度
guò过
le了
tā他
men们
de的
qīng青
chūn春
suì岁
yuè月
。
Many educated youth spent their youthful years in frontier regions.