成年 (chéng nián) — to become an adult; to grow to adulthood; adult (adj.); fully grown
Definition
Used mainly in formal or legal contexts (e.g., 成年人 'adult') to mark the legal/adult status. For everyday 'grown-up', use 大人; 成人 is similar in meaning but more common in compound nouns like 成人高考.
adverb
to become an adultto grow to adulthoodadult (adj.)fully grown
Examples
- 成年。Tā chéng nián hòu jiù kāi shǐ dú lì shēng huó le.After he became an adult, he started living independently.
- 。chéng nián Rén xū yào duì zì jǐ de xíng wéi fù zé.Adults need to be responsible for their own actions.
- 成年，。Tā hái méi chéng nián, bù néng qiān hé tong.She hasn't become an adult yet, so she can't sign a contract.
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