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hongweibing

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A red guard, a member of a mass movement of civilians, mostly students and other young people in China, who were mobilized by Mao Zedong in 1966 and 1967, during the Cultural Revolution.

historical

Equivalents

日本語紅衛兵
3 more languages
한국어홍위병
Polskihunwejbin
Tiếng Việthồng vệ binh

Examples

The Chinese are hastily obliterating all traces of hongweibing pogroms in Moslem mosques and other holy places. Mao's successors have been clamouring for Moslems to preserve the Islamic cultural heritage. The blame for all the excesses in the Islamic policy has been heaped upon the "gang of four" and Lin Biao.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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