幼年

yòunián

noun #26,717

Meanings

1 childhood
2 infancy
3 early years

Characters

young; infant; immature

year; age; period

Examples

他幼年时在农村长大。

Tā yòunián shí zài nóngcūn zhǎngdà.

He grew up in the countryside during his childhood.

幼年的经历对一个人的性格影响很大。

Yòunián de jīnglì duì yī gè rén de xìnggé yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.

Childhood experiences have a great influence on a person's character.

Tips

usage

幼年 (infancy/childhood) typically refers to the earliest years of life, younger than 少年 (youth/adolescence). It often appears in formal or literary writing.

Stroke Order

幼 yòu

年 nián