德赛 (dé sài) — democracy and science (as a paired concept from the May Fourth Movement)
Definition
Short for 德先生 (Mr. Democracy) and 赛先生 (Mr. Science), the paired slogan of the May Fourth Movement. It refers to 'democracy and science' as one concept, not the two ideas separately.
noun
democracy and science (as a paired concept from the May Fourth Movement)
Examples
- 德赛。Wǔ sì yùn dòng tí chàng dé sài jīng shén.The May Fourth Movement advocated the spirit of Mr. Democracy and Mr. Science.
- 德赛。Jīn tiān xǔ duō rén réng rán zhòng shì dé sài de jià zhí.Today many people still value the worth of democracy and science.
- ，德赛。Wǒ men tǎo lùn xiàn dài zhōng guó shí, dé sài shì yí gè zhòng yào huà tí.When we discuss modern China, democracy and science are an important topic.
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