Long March

noun

1. the 6,000-mile (9,654-km) retreat of the Chinese Communist Party and Red Army from southeastern China (Jiangxi province) to the northwest (Yanan in Shaanxi province) in 1934–35, during which Mao Zedong became leader of the Communist party.

Long March

noun

1. the Long March
   a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey

Long March

1. An important event in the history of the Chinese communists . Driven from southern and eastern China by Chiang Kai-shek at the end of the 1920s, the communist leader Mao Zedong led his forces on a long march to safety in the northwest part of China. From there, they staged attacks on the Japanese invaders and eventually on Chinese government troops — attacks that led to their conquest of China in 1949.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Long March¹

First recorded in 1935–40; translation of Chinese chángzhēng

Example Sentences

Dates on other documents suggest Fred may have taken part in the brutal Long March towards the end of the war, when prisoners were forced to leave the camps without provisions and walk across war-torn Europe during one of the harshest winters on record.

From BBC

Indara may have provided a voice of reason throughout the conflict, but in the end, she still enables the destruction of the entire coven as the mission's leader and helps set Osha on her long march to the dark side.

From Salon

Will this or that tool help you on your long march across a desert?

From Literature

The probe is being carried on a Long March-5 YB rocket set for liftoff Friday evening from the Wenchang launch center on the southern tropical island province of Hainan, the China National Space Administration announced.

From Seattle Times

A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-18 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

From Seattle Times