青年
qīngnián
youth
Part of speech · noun
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青blue
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Examples
- 青年人很有活力。Youth is vigorous.
- 青年节。Youth Day.
Collocations
青年人青年节青少年
Mnemonic
青年 qīngnián "youth, young people" — 青 (green/blue) + 年 (age) → "green age". Cognate of Korean cheongnyeon / Japanese 青年 seinen. 青少年 (teenagers) compounds with 少年. May 4 is 青年节 Youth Day.
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