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Red Guards

Meaning of "Red Guards" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RED GUARDS

red ɡɑːdz


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RED GUARDS

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Red Guards is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RED GUARDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Red Guards in the English dictionary

The definition of Red Guards in the dictionary is the Red Guards a radical political movement of civilian youths in China, who were mobilized by Mao Zedong in 1966 and 1967, during the Cultural Revolution.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RED GUARDS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RED GUARDS

Red Ensign · red eye · red fir · red fire · red fish · red flag · red fox · red giant · red grouse · Red Guard · red gum · red gurnard · red hat · red heat · red herring · Red Indian

WORDS THAT END LIKE RED GUARDS

afterwards · as regards · backwards · billiards · downwards · Edwards · forwards · hazards · Horse Guards · house of cards · Life Guards · on the cards · onwards · outwards · Richards · safety standards · Scots Guards · standards · the boards · upwards

Synonyms and antonyms of Red Guards in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Red Guards» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RED GUARDS

Find out the translation of Red Guards to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Red Guards from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Red Guards» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

红卫兵
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Guardias Rojos
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Red Guards
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

रेड गार्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحرس الأحمر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

красногвардейцы
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

Guardas Vermelhos
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

রেড গার্ডস
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

gardes rouges
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pengawal merah
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Rotgardisten
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

紅衛兵
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

홍위병
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Red Guards
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Hồng vệ binh
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ரெட் காவலர்கள்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

लाल गार्ड्स
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Kızıl Muhafızlar
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Guardie Rosse
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

czerwona Gwardia
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

червоногвардійці
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

Gărzile Roșii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κόκκινοι Φρουροί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Red Guards
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rödgardister
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rødegardistene
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RED GUARDS»

Discover the use of Red Guards in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Red Guards and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Youth Culture in China: From Red Guards to Netizens
Examines youth cultures at three historical points - 1968, 1988 and 2008 - and argues that present-day youth culture in China has international and local roots.
Paul Clark, 2012
2
The Red Guards' path to violence: political, educational, ...
By probing the political, educational, and psychological factors influencing the Red Guards, Jing Lin sheds light on how teenagers and young adults were able to justify violence in the name of class struggle and human rights.
Lin Jing, 1991
3
The Politics of the Chinese Cultural Revolution: A Case Study
The radical Red Guards, however, capitalized on their initial victory to launch a general offensive on the conservative Red Guards and turn the whole Red Guard movement against the Party leaders. When the radicals, with the help of the ...
Hong Yung Lee, 1980
4
FRACTURED REBELLION
Fractured Rebellion is the first full-length account of the evolution of China's Red Guard Movement in Beijing, the nation's capital, from its beginnings in 1966 to its forcible suppression in 1968.
Andrew G. Walder, 2012
5
Gang of One: Memoirs of a Red Guard
In the summer of 1967, the second year of the revolution, the Great Leader issued a decree to unite all warring factions of the Red Guards and instill in them the spirit of the old Red Army. "From now on," the Great Leader proclaimed, " China ...
Fan Shen, 2006
6
Mao ́s Children in the New China: Voices From the Red Guard ...
In this inspiring collection of interviews with former Red Guards, members of the first generation to be born under Chairman Mao talk frankly about the dramatic changes which have occurred in China over the last two decades.
Yarong Jiang, David Ashley, 2013
7
Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung
Still popular as a textbook and primary document of the Cultural Revolution. The book that changed the world and shaped a generation of Chinese people, it contains the essence of Mao's philosophy, political thinking and military strategy.
Tse-tung Mao, Zedong Mao, 1990
8
On the Cultural Revolution in Tibet: The Nyemo Incident of 1969
The Regional Party Committee was so eager to see them leave that they actually organized a "farewell meeting" for the departing Red Guards. However, they were thwarted in this, because the Beijing Red Guards in Lhasa had contacted the ...
Melvyn C. Goldstein, Ben Jiao, Tanzen Lhundrup, 2009
9
Chains of Babylon: The Rise of Asian America
The spectacle of the Red Guards in military attire, marching to martial music and appearing to seize control of the rally, visually displayed the militance they sought to convey. Though obviously inXuenced by and indebted to the Panthers, the ...
Daryl J. Maeda, 2009
10
Mao's Last Revolution
... in whose ranks many teachers and all former businessmen were classified.1 In August and September, the homes of 33,695 families in Beijing were looted by Red Guards or people claiming to be Red Guards.2 In Shanghai, 84,222 homes  ...
Roderick MACFARQUHAR, Michael Schoenhals, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RED GUARDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Red Guards is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How one artist went from Red Guard propaganda to painting the …
His hopes of attending art school dashed with the closure of China's universities, Shen joined the Red Guards and then the People's Liberation Army, fully ... «Toronto Star, Mar 15»
2
'Red Guards' serve food at 'Red Classic'-themed restaurant in Gansu
Waiters and waitresses dressed as "Red Guards" enthusiastically salute and greet patrons with pleasantries such as "Good Day, fellow villager!" at this hot pot ... «Shanghaiist, Jan 15»
3
Buddhists, netizens in Ting Hsin row
... netizens who are “seeking to increase the chaos” by involving Tzu Chi in the Ting Hsin scandal, adding that the netizens' actions are similar to the Red Guards ... «Taipei Times, Oct 14»
4
Red Guards set Meena Wong, Vancouver mayoral candidate, on …
In an interview with the Sunday Morning Post, Wong recalled how the Red Guards' raid set her on a path she hopes will lead to Vancouver City Hall. Wong ... «South China Morning Post, Sep 14»
5
'Everyone is Responsible For This Evil'
18, 1966, supreme Chinese leader Mao Zedong hosted a rally of more than a million "Red Guards," mingling with the crowd and putting his personal stamp on a ... «Radio Free Asia, Aug 14»
6
Graduates' Red Guard Photos Cast Doubt on What They Learned
The photographs show a young man, held down in a bowing position by what appear to be five Red Guards, the youthful fanatics who terrorized China in the ... «New York Times, Jun 14»
7
Outcry as Chinese students recreate Red Guard persecution for …
Chinese students dressed up as the Red Guards and imitated a Cultural Revolution scene for their graduation photos, drawing heated criticism for rehashing a ... «South China Morning Post, Jun 14»
8
China links: DPRK, big data, South China Sea, Red Guards, portly …
China links: DPRK, big data, South China Sea, Red Guards, portly PLA recruits and more. Dirk van der Kley · Previous Posts · Follow Me. 18 June 2014 8:05AM. «The Interpreter, Jun 14»
9
I Attended the High School Reunion of Former Red Guards—They …
To do so, Mao unleashed the youth—the infamous Red Guards—on Chinese society, espousing a radical philosophy rooted in violence and paranoia. «Slate Magazine, Jun 14»
10
Security guard in fatal Winter Garden nightclub shooting was a …
Miguel Santos-Rivera, 36, who runs Red Guards Court Security, told police he shot Edwin Mercado-Santiago after catching him dealing drugs and getting into ... «Orlando Sentinel, May 14»
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