Meaning of 年轻
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- young
How to use 年轻
年轻 describes people, and sometimes things like a company or a city, that are young. It often appears with 很 or after 比 in comparisons. Example: 他看起来很年轻。(Tā kàn qǐlái hěn niánqīng.) He looks very young.
年 (nián) means year and 轻 (qīng) means light. Someone who is 年轻 is light in years, carrying only a few of them.
Common mistake: Learners often write 轻 with the 车 radical confused with 经 (jīng), which has the silk radical 纟. Also keep the first tone on 轻 (qīng), not qǐng.
年轻 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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年 nián · year · 6 strokes
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轻 qīng · light · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 年轻.
| 今年 | jīnnián | this year |
| 去年 | qùnián | last year |
| 明年 | míngnián | next year |
| 半年 | bàn nián | half a year |
| 新年 | xīnnián | New Year |
| 少年 | shàonián | early youth; youngster |
| 青年 | qīngnián | youth; youthful years |
| 青少年 | qīng-shàonián | adolescent; youth |
| 周年 | zhōunián | anniversary; annual |
| 年级 | niánjí | grade; year (in school, college etc) |
| 中年 | zhōngnián | middle age |
| 老年 | lǎonián | elderly; old age |
Questions about 年轻
What does 年轻 mean?
年轻 (niánqīng) means "young" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 年轻?
年轻 is made of 2 characters: 年 (6 strokes), 轻 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 年轻 an HSK word?
Yes. 年轻 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 年轻 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 年轻 is written 年輕.
What is the difference between 年轻 and 小?
小 (xiǎo) is used for children and to give exact young ages, as in 他还小 (he is still little). 年轻 usually refers to teenagers and adults who are young, not small children.
How do you say young people in Chinese?
The most common word is 年轻人 (niánqīngrén), young people. For example, 很多年轻人喜欢喝咖啡。(Hěn duō niánqīngrén xǐhuan hē kāfēi.) Many young people like to drink coffee.