知识青年

Traditional: 知識青年

zhī shi qīng nián

Dictionary entry

educated youth; young intellectual

What does 知识青年 mean?

知识青年 (zhī shi qīng nián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1educated youth; young intellectual

2(historical) urban youth with formal education who were sent to rural areas for re-education and labor during the Cultural Revolution (1960s–70s)

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知zhīto know · to be aware 识shíto know · knowledge 青Qīngshort name for Qinghai 青海[Qing1 hai3]年Niánsurname Nian

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知识青年

zhī shi qīng nián

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