Definition
四人帮 refers to the 'Gang of Four', a political faction led by Jiang Qing (Mao Zedong's wife) that was purged in 1976 after Mao's death. The term is a proper noun from modern Chinese history and carries strong negative connotations in official PRC discourse. You'll encounter it in historical texts, documentaries, and discussions about the Cultural Revolution era, but it's not used in everyday conversation.
n.
(historical proper noun) Gang of Four (the political faction purged in 1976)
Examples
- 四人帮。sì rén bāng shì wénhuà dà gémìng hòuqī de yí gè zhòngyào zhèngzhì jítuán.The Gang of Four was an important political group in the late Cultural Revolution.
- 四人帮。Zhè běn shū xiángxì jièshào le sì rén bāng de lìshǐ.This book gives a detailed introduction to the history of the Gang of Four.
- 四人帮，。sì rén bāng dǎotái hòu, Zhōngguó de zhèngzhì xíngshì fāshēng le hěn dà biànhuà.After the fall of the Gang of Four, China's political situation underwent great changes.
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