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青少年

qīng shào nián · qing shao nian

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HSK 2Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. adolescent
  2. youth
  3. teenager
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Youth swimming class

  1. Qiqi

    公园(gōngyuán)旁边(pángbiān)新(xīn)开(kāi)了(le)一个(yīgè)游泳(yóuyǒng)班(bān)。

    A new swimming class opened next to the park.

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)给(gěi)青少年(qīngshàonián)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Is it for teenagers?

  3. Qiqi

    对(duì)，青少年(qīngshàonián)班(bān)在(zài)周末(zhōumò)。

    Yes, the teenagers class is on weekends.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)可以(kěyǐ)去(qù)吗(ma)？

    Can we go then?

  5. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)已经(yǐjīng)二十(èrshí)多(duō)岁(suì)了(le)，青少年(qīngshàonián)班(bān)不(bù)收(shōu)你们(nǐmen)。

    You are over twenty. The teenagers class will not accept you.

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2 examples
01

交(jiāo)通(tōng)事(shì)故(gù)是(shì)美(měi)国(guó)青(qīng)少(shào)年(nián)死(sǐ)亡(wáng)的(de)主(zhǔ)要(yào)原(yuán)因(yīn)。

Car accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)是(shì)个(gè)普(pǔ)通(tōng)的(de)青(qīng)少(shào)年(nián)。

Tom is a normal teenager.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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青
qīng

green; blue

少
shǎo

few; less

年
nián

year

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