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少年 (shào nián): juvenile, teenager, youth

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 4noun

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: juvenile, teenager, youth
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 4

Full definitions

early youth
youngster
young man
early youth
youngster
young person (roughly ages 10–17)
(as a modifier) young
juvenile
(literary) youth

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

few

HSK 1

year

Example sentences

That youngster is running on the playground.

He started learning piano in his early youth.

The Children's Palace is a place for kids' extracurricular activities.

This group of youngsters is playing football.

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