red guard

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red gahrd]
- /rɛd gɑrd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [red gahrd]
- /rɛd gɑrd/

Definitions of red guard words

noun red guard a member of a Chinese Communist youth movement in the late 1960s, committed to the militant support of Mao Zedong. 1
noun red guard a member of a Chinese youth movement that attempted to effect the Cultural Revolution (1965–71) 0
noun red guard a member of the militant activist groups in China in the late 1960s 0

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Origin of red guard

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

1965-70; translation of Chinese hóng wèibīng

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red guard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

red guard usage trend in Literature

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