上山下乡 shàng shān xià xiāng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to work in the fields (esp. young school-leavers)
  2. forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals

CHARACTERS

上 shàng
HSK 1
top; superior, highest; go up, send up
山 shān
HSK 3
mountain, hill, peak
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
乡 xiāng
HSK 5
country; rural; village