成年 (chéng nián): to grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult; the whole year

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7adverb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to grow to adulthood; fully grown; adult; the whole year
Characters: 2
Part of speech: adverb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to grow to adulthood
fully grown
adult
the whole year

Chinese explanation

指人发育到成熟的年龄，在法律上通常指年满十八岁，具有完全的行为能力
也可泛指动植物长到成熟的阶段。

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Character breakdown

HSK 6

to succeed

HSK 1

year

Example sentences

This giant panda has just turned three years old and is considered an adult; it can now leave its mother and live on its own.

This kind of bird keeps following its parents to find food before it reaches adulthood; only after becoming an adult does it fly far away to establish its own territory.

The lawyer reminded us that this contract must be signed personally by the children who have already reached adulthood; the parents cannot sign on their behalf.

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