青年

qīng nián

CL 个 gè 名 míng

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. youth
2. youthful years
3. young person
4. the young

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 中年 zhōng nián 中年 zhōng nián middle age middle age, as a contrasting life stage: middle age

Related words

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• 青少年 qīng shào nián 青少年 qīng shào nián adolescent refers to teenagers and adolescents: adolescent
• 少年 shào nián 少年 shào nián early youth juvenile, younger than 青年: early youth

Synonyms

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• 年轻人 nián qīng rén 年轻人 nián qīng rén young people common term for young people: young people

Usage notes

Common mistakes

青年 typically refers to people roughly 15-30; don't use it for young children.

Example Sentences

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青年 文化是社会的潮流。

Youth culture is a trend in society.

他 青年 时代曾作客异乡。

In his youth, he once sojourned in a foreign land.

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Words Containing 青年

• 中国共产主义青年团 中国共产主义青年团 zhōng guó gòng chǎn zhǔ yì qīng nián tuán: Communist Youth League of China
• 中国青年报 中国青年报 zhōng guó qīng nián bào: China Youth Daily, www.cyol.net
• 中青年 中青年 zhōng qīng nián: middle-aged
• 共产主义青年团 共产主义青年团 gòng chǎn zhǔ yì qīng nián tuán: the Communist Youth League
• 北京青年报 北京青年报 běi jīng qīng nián bào: Beijing Youth Daily, newspaper founded in 1949
• 青年人 青年人 qīng nián rén: young person
• 青年团 青年团 qīng nián tuán: youth corps
• 青年旅舍 青年旅舍 qīng nián lǚ shè: youth hostel
• 青年会 青年会 qīng nián huì: YMCA (international Christian youth movement, formed in 1844)
• 青年期 青年期 qīng nián qī: adolescence
• 青年节 青年节 qīng nián jié: Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for young people aged 14 to 28, who get half a day off

Child Words of 青年

• 年 年 nián: year
• 青 青 qīng: green