新 文 化 运 动

Xīn Wén huà Yùn dòngdictionary entry

the New Culture Movement (mid-1910s and 1920s), intellectual revolution against Confucianism aiming to introduce Western elements, especially democracy and science

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Original source entry:

新文化運動 新文化运动 [Xin1 Wen2 hua4 Yun4 dong4] /the New Culture Movement (mid-1910s and 1920s), intellectual revolution against Confucianism aiming to introduce Western elements, especially democracy and science/

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Other forms in these source records: 新文化運動

新
xīn
new / newly / meso- (chemistry)
Xīn
abbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xīn jiāng] / abbr. for Singapore 新加坡[Xīn jiā pō] / surname Xin
文
wén
language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
Wén
surname Wen
化
huā
See the full entry for source details.
huà
to make into / to change into / -ization / to ... -ize / to transform / abbr. for 化學|化学[huà xué]
运
yùn
to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate
动
dòng
(of sth) to move / to set in movement / to displace / to touch / to make use of / to stir (emotions) / to alter / abbr. for 動詞|动词[dòng cí], verb

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