后生

後生
hòushēng
noun #29,960

Meanings

  1. 1 young person
  2. 2 youth
  3. 3 the younger generation

Examples

Hòushēng kě wèi, zhège niánqīngrén hěn yǒu cáihuá.
The youth are to be respected — this young person is very talented.
Cūn lǐ de hòushēngmen dōu qù chéngshì dǎgōng le.
The young people in the village have all gone to the city to work.

Tips

usage
后生 is a somewhat literary or regional term for a young man or person of the younger generation. The idiom 后生 (hòushēng kě wèi — 'the young are to be feared') praises the potential of youth.

Stroke Order

hòu
shēng