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群體性事件

简群体性事件 · 繁群體性事件

Mandarin · pinyin qún tǐ xìng shì jiàn

mass incident (PRC term for incidents of social unrest, including rioting, melees and petition campaigns)

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群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
體: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
事: shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
件: jiàn · numerary adjunct for article; matter
体: tǐ · body; group, class, body, unit; inferior

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2–3–4–4–4 · qun2 ti3 xing4 shi4 jian4

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noun

(euphemistic) large protest, riot, demonstration or petition; usually translated into English as "mass incident"

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