贞操观念由来已久,不过质疑或反对贞操观的声音也从未停止过。“五四”前后,知识界对于婚恋及贞操问题展开了热烈讨论。当时,受西方影响的知识分子都主张在改良婚姻制度的基础上追求个人的自由。从家庭中发现自我的个性觉醒,成为五四时期的重要精神象征。 The concept of chastity has a long history, but the voice of doubting or opposing the concept of chastity has never stopped. Before and after the May Fourth Movement, intellectual circles started a lively discussion on the issue of marriage and virginity. At that time, intellectuals affected by the West all advocated the pursuit of personal freedom on the basis of a modified marriage system. From the family to find the self-awakening of the individual, as the May Fourth period an important spiritual symbol.