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知青

知青

Chinese

to know; to be aware green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(知青)
Contraction of 知識青年知识青年 (zhīshi qīngnián).

Noun

知青

  1. (historical) The zhiqing, "educated youth", "rusticated youth", or "sent-down youth": the young Chinese sent from urban areas to the work in poor villages during the PRC's Down to the Countryside Movement (上山下鄉運動)

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