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未成年

wèi chéng nián · wei cheng nian

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  1. underage
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Not tomorrow

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)弟弟(dìdi)一直(yīzhí)玩(wán)游戏(yóuxì)，不(bù)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    My little brother keeps playing games and won't sleep.

  2. Liangliang

    他(tā)还(hái)没(méi)满(mǎn)十八岁(shíbāsuì)，是(shì)未成年(wèichéngnián)人(rén)。

    He is not eighteen yet. He is underage.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，未成年(wèichéngnián)人(rén)每天(měitiān)只(zhǐ)能(néng)玩(wán)一(yī)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Right. Underage people can only play one hour a day.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)他(tā)玩(wán)了(le)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    Then how long has he played?

  5. Dengdeng

    他(tā)说(shuō)，他(tā)明天(míngtiān)就(jiù)不(bù)是(shì)未成年(wèichéngnián)了(le)。

    He says he won't be underage tomorrow.

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)明天(míngtiān)他(tā)才(cái)十一岁(shíyīsuì)！

    But tomorrow he's only eleven!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

未(wèi)成(chéng)年(nián)人(rén)不(bù)能(néng)买(mǎi)酒(jiǔ)。

Underage people cannot buy alcohol.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)网(wǎng)吧(bā)不(bù)允(yǔn)许(xǔ)未(wèi)成(chéng)年(nián)人(rén)进(jìn)入(rù)。

This internet cafe does not allow underage people to enter.

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