成年 (chéng nián) — to grow to adulthood; to become an adult; fully grown; adult (attributive)
Definition
As a verb it means 'to reach adulthood.' 成人 can be a verb or a noun ('an adult'); 成年 is a verb, or attributive adjective in phrases like 成年人. 大人 just means 'an adult' as a noun.
verb
to grow to adulthoodto become an adultfully grownadult (attributive)
Examples
- 成年。Tā chéng nián yǐ hòu jiù chū qù gōng zuò le.After he became an adult, he went out to work.
- 成年？。Nǐ chéng nián le ma? xiàn zài kě yǐ zì jǐ zuò jué dìng le.Have you become an adult? Now you can make your own decisions.
- 成年。chéng nián Zhī qián yào xué huì zhào gù zì jǐ.Before reaching adulthood, you need to learn to take care of yourself.
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