青年 (qīng nián) — young person; youth (the period of being young)
Definition
青年 refers to young people roughly in their late teens to twenties, as a group. Use 少年 for younger teens (early teens to early 20s) and 青春 for the abstract quality or period of youth.
noun
young personyouth (the period of being young)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 青年。Nà wèi qīng nián shì wǒ dì di.That young person is my younger brother.
- 青年。qīng nián Shí qī yào nǔ lì xué xí.During youth you should study hard.
- 青年。Hěn duō qīng nián dōu xuǎn zé le qù dà chéng shì gōng zuò.Many young people chose to go work in big cities.
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