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五四運動

简五四运动 · 繁五四運動

Mandarin · pinyin Wǔ sì Yùn dòng

May Fourth Movement
Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles

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五: wǔ · five; surname
四: sì · four
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動: dòng · move, happen; movement, action
运: yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport
动: dòng · move, happen; movement, action

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3–4–4–4 · Wu3 si4 Yun4 dong4

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May Fourth Movement (an anti-imperialist, cultural, and political movement growing out of student participants in Beijing on 4 May 1919)

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