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

The 20-year-old is the daughter of Arthur Liu, who fled China after taking part in the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989.

From BBC

Lai began a new journey as a vocal democracy activist after China's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989.

From BBC

At the time, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 were only a few years in the past; CCP leaders wanted to see their country grow in wealth and power but remain a one-party state.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

He swam against the tide after Beijing crushed the pro-democracy movement in Tiananmen Square in 1989, becoming the largest Hong Kong investor in mainland China, primarily in the property sector, while foreign businesses fled.

From Barron's