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少年

shào nián

HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word

少年 (shào nián) means "early youth; youngster; (literary) youth". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 少年 means

1. early youth
2. youngster
3. literaryyouth; young man

The characters in 少年

• 少shǎofew; less; to lack
• 年niányear

Example sentences

• 多少年过去了。
  Years passed.
• 少年每天都会来。
  Shàonián měitiān dōu huì lái.
  Every day the boy would come.
• 他是个日本少年。
  He is a Japanese boy.
• 那幅画有多少年了？
  How old is that painting?
• 少年决定要向她求婚。
  Shàonián juédìng yào xiàng tā qiúhūn.
  The young man decided to propose to her.
• 我感觉又变成了少年。
  I feel like I'm a teenager again.

Words starting with 少年

• 少年宫Shào nián GōngChildren's Palace, institution where children can take part in various extracurricular…
• 少年人shào nián rén(Taiwan) young people; youngster
• 少年犯shào nián fànyoung criminal; juvenile delinquent
• 少年之家shào nián zhī jiāchildren's center; children's club
• 少年老成shào nián lǎo chéngaccomplished though young; lacking youthful vigor
• 少年先锋队Shào nián Xiān fēng duìYoung Pioneers of China…
• 少年夫妻老来伴shào nián fū qī lǎo lái bànhusband and wife in youth, companions in old age

Words containing 少年

• 青少年qīng shào niánadolescent; youth; teenager
• 花有重开日，人无再少年huā yǒu chóng kāi rì , rén wú zài shào niána flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb)

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