幼时 (yòu shí) — childhood, infancy (early years of life)

Definition

Literary or written-style word for 'childhood' — most often seen in writing or biography, not everyday speech. Closer in tone to 童年 than to the casual 小时候.

noun

childhoodinfancy (early years of life)

Examples

幼时。
yòu shí De jì yì yǐ jīng mó hu le.
The memories of childhood have already become blurry.
幼时，。
Tā yòu shí jiā jìng pín hán, dàn hěn nǔ lì.
His family was poor in childhood, but he worked very hard.
幼时。
Zhè běn shū miáo xiě le zuò zhě de yòu shí shēng huó.
This book describes the author's childhood life.

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