Definition
启蒙运动 (qǐméng yùndòng) refers specifically to the European Enlightenment, an 18th-century intellectual and philosophical movement that emphasized reason, individualism, and skepticism of traditional authority. In Chinese discourse, it is also used more broadly to describe any movement promoting enlightenment or awakening, but its primary meaning is the historical European Enlightenment. This is a proper noun and should be capitalized in English translation.
n.
the Enlightenment (European philosophical movement of the 18th century)
Examples
- 启蒙运动。qǐ mēng duì Ōuzhōu jìndài sīxiǎng de fāzhǎn chǎnshēng le shēnyuǎn yǐngxiǎng.The Enlightenment had a profound impact on the development of modern European thought.
- 启蒙运动。Fú'ěrtài shì qǐ mēng shíqī zuì zhòngyào de sīxiǎngjiā zhī yī.Voltaire was one of the most important thinkers of the Enlightenment period.
- 启蒙运动、，。qǐ mēng tíchàng lǐxìng, zìyóu hé píngděng, yǐngxiǎng zhìjīn.The Enlightenment advocated reason, liberty, and equality, and its influence continues to this day.
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