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文革

Wéngé
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Meanings

  1. 1 Cultural Revolution (1966–1976)
  2. 2 abbreviation of 文化大革命 (Wénhuà Dà Gémìng)

Examples

我爷爷在文革期间被下放到农村。
Wǒ yéye zài Wéngé qījiān bèi xiàfàng dào nóngcūn.
My grandfather was sent down to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution.
很多家庭至今还不愿谈起文革的经历。
Hěn duō jiātíng zhìjīn hái bù yuàn tánqǐ Wéngé de jīnglì.
Many families still don't want to talk about their experiences during the Cultural Revolution.

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Launched by Mao Zedong (毛泽东 Máo Zédōng) in May 1966 and effectively ending with his death in 1976. Universities closed, intellectuals were persecuted, the Red Guards (红卫兵 Hóngwèibīng) attacked the 'Four Olds' (四旧 sìjiù: old customs, culture, habits, ideas). Officially labeled by the CCP in 1981 as 'an internal disorder caused by Mao's mistakes'.
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A politically sensitive topic in mainland China. The full form 文化大革命 is more formal/historical; 文革 is the everyday abbreviation. Heavy censorship online means oblique references like 那十年 ('those ten years') are common.

Stroke Order

文 wén
革 gé