zhiqing
See also: zhīqíng and zhīqīng
English
Etymology
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin Chinese 知青 (zhīqīng), the Chinese contraction of 知識青年 (zhīshi qīngnián, “intellectual youth”)
Noun
zhiqing (plural zhiqing or zhiqings)
- (historical) A member of the "educated youth", the young Chinese sent from urban areas to the work in poor villages during the PRC's Down to the Countryside Movement
Synonyms
- educated youth
- sent-down youth
- rusticated youth