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成人

chéng rén · cheng ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to reach adulthood
  2. an adult
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  1. Liangliang

    儿童(értóng)票(piào)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    How much is a child ticket?

  2. Dengdeng

    一米二(yīmǐèr)以下(yǐxià)免费(miǎnfèi)，成人(chéngrén)五十(wǔshí)。

    Free under 1.2 metres. Adults pay fifty.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)一米七(yīmǐqī)，是(shì)成人(chéngrén)吧(ba)？

    I'm 1.7 metres. I'm an adult, right?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，你(nǐ)是(shì)成人(chéngrén)，你(nǐ)买(mǎi)。

    Right. You're an adult, so you pay.

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)这(zhè)个(gè)成人(chéngrén)没(méi)带(dài)钱(qián)！

    But this adult didn't bring any money!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)儿(ér)子(zi)现(xiàn)在(zài)成(chéng)人(rén)了(le)。

Your son has come of age.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)成(chéng)人(rén)可(kě)以(yǐ)看(kàn)那(nà)种(zhǒng)电(diàn)影(yǐng)。

Only adults may watch that film.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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成
chéng

to succeed; to finish

人
rén

person; people

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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