年轻人

niánqīngrén

Traditional: 年輕人

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Translation

young people, youngster, the young

Word origin

A compound of 年轻 (nián qīng, young), itself 年 (nián, year) plus 轻 (qīng, light), and 人 (rén, person), literally a person light in years.

Origin
compound
Root
年轻 (nián qīng, young) + 人 (rén, person)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 年

Stroke order for 轻

Stroke order for 人

Examples

Young people today have plenty of ideas.

Many young people like living in big cities.

This job suits young people well.

Young people should study more.

Although he is old, his outlook is like that of a young person.

年轻人 (nián qīng rén) means young people or a youngster, a person in their youth. It is the everyday term for the younger generation.

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This word is part of lesson 31.