青春期 (qīngchūnqī): puberty

Measure Word

一个青春期 gè

Meanings

1 puberty
2 adolescence

Characters

Literally 'green spring period' - the springtime of youth

Examples

HSK 6

她正处于青春期，情绪波动很大。

Tā zhèng chǔyú qīngchūnqī, qíngxù bōdòng hěn dà.

She's going through puberty, and her emotions fluctuate a lot.

HSK 7-9

青春期的孩子容易叛逆。

Qīngchūnqī de háizi róngyì pànnì.

Adolescent children tend to be rebellious.

Tips

memory

青春 means 'youth' (green spring = the fresh season of life). Add 期 (period) and you get the specific biological phase - puberty/adolescence.

Stroke Order

青 qīng

春 chūn

期 qī

Related Words

青春 qīngchūn HSK 4 #5,739

youth / youthfulness

青蛙 qīngwā HSK 7-9 #5,272

frog

期盼 qīpàn HSK 7-9 #7,814

to look forward to / to long for / to hope for

过期 guòqī HSK 7-9 #8,289

to expire; to be past the expiration date / overdue

青春作伴好还乡 qīngchūn zuòbàn hǎo huán xiāng

with spring as my companion, it is a fine time to return home / the spring season is the perfect traveling companion for going home

青少年 qīngshàonián HSK 2 #4,532

teenager / adolescent

青 qīng HSK 5 #3,715

green; blue; blue-green / young; youthful / black (of hair)

青年 qīngnián HSK 2 #5,475

youth / young person

期间 qījiān HSK 4 #2,650

period; during; time (of an event)

期望 qīwàng HSK 5 #2,599

to have expectations; to hope for / expectation; hope