少年

shào nián

CL 位 wèi 个 gè 名 míng

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. early youth
2. youngster
3. (literary) youth
4. young man

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 老年 lǎo nián 老年 lǎo nián elderly old age: elderly

Related words

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• 青少年 qīng shào nián 青少年 qīng shào nián adolescent adolescent: adolescent

Synonyms

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• 青年 qīng nián 青年 qīng nián youth young person in general: youth

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used in 少年宫 (Children's Palace) or 少年时代 (boyhood).

Common mistakes

少年 refers to a young boy or youth, not to be confused with 年轻 (young in age) or 青年 (youth/young adult).

Example Sentences

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这是 少年 之家。

This is the youth center.

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Words Containing 少年

• 青少年 青少年 qīng shào nián: adolescent
• 少年之家 少年之家 shào nián zhī jiā: children's center
• 少年先锋队 少年先锋队 shào nián xiān fēng duì: Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League)
• 少年宫 少年宫 shào nián gōng: Children's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular activities
• 少年犯 少年犯 shào nián fàn: young criminal
• 少年老成 少年老成 shào nián lǎo chéng: accomplished though young
• 花有重开日，人无再少年 花有重开日，人无再少年 huā yǒu chóng kāi rì , rén wú zài shào nián: a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb)

Child Words of 少年

• 少 少 shǎo: few
• 少 少 shào: young
• 年 年 nián: year