(nián qīng) - young in Mandarin
niánqīngTraditional: 年輕
HSK 3
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Translation
young
Word origin
年轻 (niánqīng) 'young' literally means 'light in years': 年 'year' plus 轻 'light, not heavy'. 轻 has the cart radical 车, originally a light carriage, with phonetic on the right.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 年 (year) + 轻 (light)
Stroke order
年
轻
Examples
。
He is still very young.
。
Young people like to travel.
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My mum looks very young.
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