It is generally believed today that at the end of the Qing social lethargy was so great, and the country and people had been in a state of decline for so long, that one can sympathize with the New Youth giving vent to the anger in their hearts. But it cannot be denied that the New Culture Movement and its subsequent influence were costly to Chinese society in many ways.
雖然一般認為清末社會暮氣太沈，加上國家民族長期處在敗亡的過度壓力下，新青年渲洩心中的激憤可以同情；但新文化運動與其後繼的影響，讓中國社會付出許多代價也是事實。