打麻雀運動 dǎ má què yùn dòng

Great Sparrow Campaign in China

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the Great Sparrow Campaign or the Four Pests Campaign, one of the actions during the Great Leap Forward 大跃进dà yuè jìn aiming to eliminate four pests: rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows

Characters

Character Meaning
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat
麻 má HSK 4
to feel numb; hemp; sesame
雀 què HSK 6
sparrow; small bird; also pr. qiǎo
運 yùn
to transport; to move; fortune
動 dòng
(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to stir (emotions)