Chinese

		educated knowledgable intellectual	youth young people
trad. (知識青年)		知識	青年
simp. (知识青年)		知识	青年

Noun

知識青年

1. (historical) The zhiqing, "educated youth", "rusticated youth", or "sent-down youth": the young Chinese sent from urban areas to the work in poor villages during the PRC's Down to the Countryside Movement (上山下鄉運動)

Synonyms

• 知青 (zhīqīng)
• 下放青年 (xiàfàng qīngnián)