Tiananmen Square

American  

[tyahn-ahn-men] / ˈtyɑnˈɑnˈmɛn /

noun

1. a large plaza in central Beijing, China: noted especially as the site of major student demonstrations in 1989 suppressed by the government.

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Tiananmen Square Cultural  

1. Location in Beijing of pro-democracy demonstrations that were brutally suppressed in 1989 by troops loyal to the communist regime of the People's Republic of China.

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Example Sentences

Kim Jong Un and Lukashenko met in September in Beijing when they attended a military parade at Tiananmen Square, where the North Korean leader reportedly extended an invitation.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Gen. Zhang Youxia is the most senior active member of the military hierarchy to face dismissal since the fallout of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

It was a founding member of the alliance that organised a vigil to mark Beijing's deadly crackdown on demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in 1989 -- but those events have been banned since 2020.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

But to remain globally competitive, Chinese companies also incorporate materials from foreign websites, such as Wikipedia, that address taboos such as the Tiananmen Square massacre.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

If you tried to bunch together thousands of chimpanzees into Tiananmen Square, Wall Street, the Vatican or the headquarters of the United Nations, the result would be pandemonium.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari