上山下乡 in English shang4 shan1 xia4 xiang1 Meaning

Meanings

• to work in the fields (particularly young school-leavers)
• forced agricultural experience for city intellectuals

Pinyin

shang4 shan1 xia4 xiang1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 山shan1surname Shan 下xia4down 乡xiang1country or countryside