五四青年节

五四青年節
Wǔsì Qīngnián Jié
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 May Fourth Youth Day (4 May)

Examples

HSK 4
Wǔsì Qīngnián Jié zhètiān, shísì suì yǐshàng de qīngnián kěyǐ fàng bàntiān jià.
On May Fourth Youth Day, young people aged fourteen and over can take half a day off.
HSK 5
Wǔsì Qīngnián Jié shì wèile jìniàn Wǔsì Yùndòng ér shèlì de.
May Fourth Youth Day was set up to commemorate the May Fourth Movement.

Tips

history
It recalls the student protests of 4 May 1919 against the Treaty of Versailles. Youth groups in the Communist base areas fixed the date as Youth Day in 1939, and the new PRC government confirmed it in December 1949. It is often shortened to 青年节.

Stroke Order

五 wǔ
四 sì
青 qīng
年 nián
节 jié