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is there a name in Chinese for?
the people that were born after the World War II until about 1960 were known as the baby boomers.
the people born in the mid 60's until the early 70's were known as flower children
"the generation y" are the kids born in the 90's also known as generation next
im wondering if China uses terms like this
4 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I don't think there are such names for these generations. In China, sometimes you can tell a person's age by looking at their names. For example, my neighor's name is 抗美, meaning anti-America, she was born in 50's during Korea war. I know another person whose name is 援朝, meaning supporting north korea, he was born in 50's also. Names like 卫星(satellite), 国庆(celebrate the establishment of our country), 红兵(red guard), 建国(establish our country) are typical in Mao's era. After 1980, there are few names like these which have a lot of ideological and nationalist meaning.
- dwc_frr74Lv 71 decade ago
Not that I know of. There are some folks who refer to the members of the "Red Guard" or the kids that grew up in Cultural Revolution as the "Lost Generation". But I have heard of that more of as a Western label. I've heard it some on CHinese news documentaries, but it's not common.
More commonly, I have heard the term "Little Emperor/Little Empress" do denote kids born after 1980. This I have heard both Westerners and Chinese folks use.
It seems that "labeling" a generation is more of a Western thing.
HTH
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- 1 decade ago
There are terms like post-80 generation, post-90 generation, meaning kids born in 80's and 90's, but there isnt particular name from them.
- 1 decade ago
More we talk about "post 70s / 80s / 90s" .
There are no special names for different generations , we just classify them according to when they were born.