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青年

qīng nián · qing nian

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Meaning

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  1. youth
  2. youthful years
  3. young person
  4. the young
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In a conversation

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The youth hostel

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)今晚(jīnwǎn)住(zhù)在(zài)青年旅舍(qīngniánlǚshè)。

    I am staying at a youth hostel tonight.

  2. Dengdeng

    青年旅舍(qīngniánlǚshè)便宜(piányi)吗(ma)？

    Is the youth hostel cheap?

  3. Leon

    很(hěn)便宜(piányi)，住(zhù)的(de)都(dōu)是(shì)青年(qīngnián)。

    Very cheap. The people staying are all young people.

  4. Liangliang

    青年(qīngnián)人(rén)多(duō)，一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)热闹(rènao)吧(ba)。

    With many young people, it must be lively.

  5. Leon

    对(duì)，昨晚(zuówǎn)大家(dàjiā)唱歌(chànggē)到(dào)很(hěn)晚(wǎn)，今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)很(hěn)困(kùn)。

    Yes, everyone sang until very late last night, and I am sleepy today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

该(gāi)名(míng)青(qīng)年(nián)将(jiāng)少(shào)女(nǚ)从(cóng)流(liú)氓(máng)团(tuán)伙(huǒ)中(zhōng)救(jiù)了(le)出(chū)来(lái)。

The young man saved the girl from a bunch of hoodlums.

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

02

这(zhè)位(wèi)青(qīng)年(nián)每(měi)天(tiān)坚(jiān)持(chí)跑(pǎo)步(bù)，身(shēn)体(tǐ)非(fēi)常(cháng)健(jiàn)康(kāng)。

This young man insists on running every day and is in very good health.

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青
qīng

green; blue

年
nián

year

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