五四时期是社会主义开始得到广泛传播和社会主义运动兴起的历史时期。本文阐明了先进知识分子在学习和传播社会主义思想运动中形成的对社会主义的基本认识 ,指出了他们关于社会主义问题的正确见解及其缺陷。试图说明 ,中国共产党执政后长时期没有真正搞清楚“什么是社会主义”的问题 ,与五四时期先进知识分子的社会主义观有直接的历史联系 May 4th period was the historical period when socialism began to be widely spread and the socialist movement emerged. This article illustrates the basic understanding of socialism advanced by advanced intellectuals in studying and spreading socialist ideological movements and points out their correct opinions and defects on the issue of socialism. Trying to show that the CCP has not really figured out what is “socialism” after its administration and has a direct historical connection with the socialist concept of advanced intellectuals in the May 4th Movement