成年

chéng nián

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to grow to adulthood
2. fully grown; adult
3. the whole year

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 年少 nián shào 年少 nián shào young 指年纪小，与成年相对: young

Related words

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• 成熟 chéng shú 成熟 chéng shú mature; ripe 指生物体发育到完备的阶段，或事物发展到完善的程度: mature; ripe
• 长大 zhǎng dà 长大 zhǎng dà to grow up 指成长为成人: to grow up
• 未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén 未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén minor (i.e. person under 18) 指未达到法定成年年龄的人: minor (i.e. person under 18)

Usage notes

Collocations

常用搭配: 成年人 (adult), 成年礼 (coming-of-age ceremony).

Common mistakes

成年 can be a verb ('to reach adulthood') or a noun ('adulthood'); avoid using it directly as an adjective without 的 (e.g., 成年人, not 成年的人).

Example Sentences

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他明年就 成年 了。

He will reach adulthood next year.

你 成年 了。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 10484436)

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Words Containing 成年

• 未成年人 未成年人 wèi chéng nián rén: minor (i.e. person under 18)
• 成年人 成年人 chéng nián rén: adult person
• 成年累月 成年累月 chéng nián lěi yuè: year in, year out (idiom)
• 成年者 成年者 chéng nián zhě: adult
• 未成年 未成年 wèi chéng nián: underage
• 未成年者 未成年者 wèi chéng nián zhě: minor (not an adult)

Child Words of 成年

• 年 年 nián: year
• 成 成 chéng: to succeed