How to say “young” in Chinese
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“Young” in Chinese is 年轻, nián qīng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
年轻 is read nián qīng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 车 “cart”. 年轻 is “light in years”, that is, “young”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “年轻”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 年轻. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你妈妈真年轻nǐmāmazhēnniánqīngYour mom is so young!
- 他看起来很年轻，实际上已经五十岁了。tākànqǐlaihěnniánqīng,shíjìshàngyǐjīngwǔshísuìleHe looks young, but in fact he's already fifty.
- 他看起来比实际年龄年轻tākànqǐlaibǐshíjìniánlíngniánqīngHe looks younger than his age.
- 如今的年轻人都离不开手机rújīndeniánqīngréndōulíbukāishǒujīYoung people today can't do without their phones.
- 他显得很年轻tāxiǎndehěnniánqīngHe looks very young.
- 很多年轻人想自己创业hěnduōniánqīngrénxiǎngzìjǐchuàngyèMany young people want to start their own business.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “young” in Chinese?
“Young” in Chinese is 年轻, pinyin niánqīng.
What does 年轻 mean?
年轻 (niánqīng) means “young”.
How do you write 年轻?
年轻 is 2 characters: 年 (nián) — year; 轻 (qīng) — light (in weight). The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 年轻?
年轻 is read niánqīng. Tones: nián — second tone, qīng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“young” in the lesson “Aunts, uncles and neighbors”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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