四人帮

四人幫

Sìrénbāng

proper noun #41,226

Meanings

1 the Gang of Four, the radical Cultural Revolution leaders Jiang Qing, Zhang Chunqiao, Yao Wenyuan and Wang Hongwen

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Examples

HSK 6

四人帮在文化大革命中掌握了很大的权力。

Sìrénbāng zài Wénhuà Dàgémìng zhōng zhǎngwò le hěn dà de quánlì.

The Gang of Four held great power during the Cultural Revolution.

HSK 7-9

粉碎四人帮以后，文化大革命终于结束了。

Fěnsuì Sìrénbāng yǐhòu, Wénhuà Dàgémìng zhōngyú jiéshù le.

After the Gang of Four was smashed, the Cultural Revolution finally came to an end.

Tips

history

The four were 江青 (Mao's wife), 张春桥, 姚文元 and 王洪文. Less than a month after Mao died, on 6 October 1976, 华国锋 and 叶剑英 had them arrested, and a trial in 1980 sentenced them to long prison terms or death with reprieve. The name goes back to Mao himself, who in the mid-1970s warned them not to act as a gang of four.

usage

粉碎四人帮 'smash the Gang of Four' is the standard phrase in Chinese history books for their arrest, and the event is often used to date the end of the Cultural Revolution.

Stroke Order

四 sì

人 rén

帮 bāng