黑暴

hēibào
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 black-clad violence (term used in mainland Chinese media for the 2019 Hong Kong protests)
  2. 2 rioting by black-clothed protesters

Examples

HSK 3
Méitǐ dàliàng bàodào le nàduàn shíjiān de hēibào shìjiàn.
The media extensively covered the 'black violence' incidents from that period.
HSK 5
Tā duì hēibào de miáoshù dàiyǒu míngxiǎn de lìchǎng.
His description of the 'black violence' carried a clear political stance.

Tips

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A 2019 neologism. Strongly tied to mainland Chinese / pro-Beijing framing of the Hong Kong protests - black () refers to protesters' black clothing. Use with awareness of its political loading.
history
Coined during the 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition protests. The same events are described very differently in pro-democracy sources, where terms like 反送中 (anti-extradition) are preferred.

Stroke Order

hēi
bào