五四
wǔ sì
Pinyin

Definition

五四
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wǔ sì
  1. fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

五
wǔ
  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
四
sì
  1. 1 four
  2. 2 4
二百五
èr bǎi wǔ
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 stupid person
  3. 3 a dope
五一
wǔ yī
  1. 1 5-1 (May 1st)
五十
wǔ shí
  1. 1 fifty

Idioms (20)

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
  1. 1 over and over again (idiom)
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
  1. 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
  2. 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)

Sample Sentences

老师，我们抗议，今天是五四青年节，凡是14到28周岁的青年按规定要放假半天。
lǎoshī ，wǒmen kàngyì ，jīntiān shì Wǔsì qīngnián jié ，fánshì shísì dào èrshíbā zhōusuì de qīngnián àn guīdìng yào fàngjià bàntiān 。
Teacher, we’re protesting. Today is the May Fourth Holiday. By law, all young people from the ages of 14 to 28 are allowed to take half of the day off today.
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咳，这个简单，历史课上我们都背得滚瓜烂熟了。五四的精神就是科学民主，爱国自救。它对中国的教育，思想文化，政治经济等都有深远的影响。
hài ，zhè ge jiǎndān ，lìshǐkè shàng wǒmen dōu bèi de gǔnguālànshú le 。Wǔsì de jīngshén jiùshì kēxué mínzhǔ ，àiguó zìjiù 。tā duì Zhōngguó de jiàoyù ，sīxiǎng wénhuà ，zhèngzhì jīngjì děng dōu yǒu shēnyuǎn de yǐngxiǎng 。
Hey, that’s easy. We have to memorize it in history class so well we can say it in our sleep. The essence of the May Fourth Movement is science, democracy, patriotism and self-liberation. It had a far-reaching impact on education, ideology, culture, politics and economics in China.
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最起码得知道五四运动的精神和影响吧。
zuì qǐmǎ děi zhīdào Wǔsì yùndòng de jīngshén hé yǐngxiǎng ba 。
At the very least you have to understand the essence and influence of the May Fourth Movement.
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嗯，其实五四不只是传统意义上的学生运动，更是思想政治和文化领域的革命。它在中国的地位相当于西方的“文艺复兴”在历史上的位置。比如在文化方面，由北大教授胡适、陈独秀等人主导掀起了新文化运动。
ng4 ，qíshí Wǔsì bù zhǐshì chuántǒng yìyì shàng de xuésheng yùndòng ，gèng shì sīxiǎng zhèngzhì hé wénhuà lǐngyù de gémìng 。tā zài Zhōngguó de dìwèi xiāngdāngyú xīfāng de “wényìfùxīng ”zài lìshǐ shàng de wèizhi 。bǐrú zài wénhuà fāngmiàn ，yóu Běidà jiàoshòu Hú Shì 、Chén Dúxiù děng rén zhǔdǎo xiānqǐ le xīnwénhuà yùndòng 。
Yes. Actually the May Fourth Movement was not simply a student movement in the traditional sense. It was more of a revolution of political and cultural ideology. Its position in Chinese history is equivalent to the “Renaissance” in the Western world. For example, on the cultural side of things, Peking University professors, Hu Shi and Chen Duxiu, started the New Culture Movement.
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这把是五四式手枪。那把是冲锋枪，从俄罗斯走私进来的。质量绝对一流！
zhè bǎ shì wǔsì shì shǒuqiāng 。nà bǎ shì chōngfēngqiāng ，cóng éluósī zǒusī jìnlái de 。zhìliàng juéduì yīliú ！
This one is a Type 54 handgun. That one is a submachine gun, smuggled in from Russia. The quality is totally top-notch.
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