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少年

shào niánㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: THIẾU NIÊN

Traditional: 少年

HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 4

Meaning(noun)

early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man

Examples

  • 他是个十五岁的少年。

    tā shì gè shí wǔ suì de shào nián.

    He's a fifteen-year-old boy.

  • 这本书适合少年阅读。

    zhè běn shū shì hé shào nián yuè dú.

    This book is suitable for teenagers.

  • 他在少年时代就很喜欢足球。

    tā zài shào nián shí dài jiù hěn xǐ huan zú qiú.

    He loved football in his youth.

Easily confused

  • 少 (shǎo) — In 少年, 少 is read shào (young), not shǎo (few).

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Stroke order

THIẾU · 4 strokes

few; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth); seldom

NIÊN · 6 strokes

surname Nian

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