新文化运动 xīn wén huà yùn dòng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

新 xīn
HSK 2
new, recent, fresh, modern
文 wén
HSK 3
literature, culture, writing
化 huà
HSK 3
change, convert, reform; -ize
运 yùn
HSK 2
run; simplified form of 運 luck, fortune; ship, transport
动 dòng
HSK 2
move, happen; movement, action