Tiananmen Square

American  

[tyahn-ahn-men] / ˈtjɑnˈɑnˈmɛn /

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

Zhongnanhai, located about 20km east of Tiananmen Square, is widely regarded as China's White House.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Tiananmen Square was cleared out before the president’s armored car pulled up, with senior officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent awaiting the president on the steps of the hall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Bush’s phone calls during the Tiananmen Square massacre.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

This time he is expected to dine at the Great Hall of the People, an imposing structure off Tiananmen Square that hosts high-level gatherings of the Chinese Communist Party.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

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