后生 (hòu shēng) — younger generation; youth (colloquial)
Definition
A colloquial noun for a young person or the younger generation, often used in informal or regional speech rather than in writing. In context, 现在的后生 means 'young people today' (as a collective).
noun
younger generationyouth (colloquial)
Examples
- 后生。Zhè ge hòu shēng hěn yǒu chū xi.This young person has a bright future.
- 后生。Xiàn zài de hòu shēng bǐ wǒ men nà shí hou cōng ming duō le.The younger generation nowadays is much smarter than we were back then.
- 后生。Cūn lǐ de hòu shēng dōu chū qù dǎ gōng le.The young people in the village have all gone out to work.
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