大字报 (dà zì bào) — big-character poster (a form of public protest or propaganda in Mao-era China)
Definition
Large handwritten poster used for public accusations or political propaganda, especially during the Cultural Revolution. Today the term is used figuratively to mean a public, scathing denunciation.
noun
big-character poster (a form of public protest or propaganda in Mao-era China)
Measure word · 张
Examples
- ，大字报。Wén huà dà gé mìng qī jiān, dà zì bào shì yì zhǒng cháng jiàn de zhèng zhì xuān chuán fāng shì.During the Cultural Revolution, big-character posters were a common form of political propaganda.
- ，。Tā zài qiáng shàng tiē le yì zhāng dà zì bào, pī píng le dāng shí de zhèng cè.He pasted a big-character poster on the wall, criticizing the policies of the time.
- 大字报，。Xiàn zài hěn shǎo jiàn dào dà zì bào le, dàn zhè ge cí réng rán yòng lái xíng róng gōng kāi de zhǐ zé.Big-character posters are rarely seen now, but the term is still used to describe public accusations.
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