新文化運動 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 new, recent, fresh, modern
文 wén literature, culture, writing
化 huà change, convert, reform; -ize
運 yùn luck, fortune; ship, transport
動 dòng move, happen; movement, action