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

青春期的孩子容易叛逆。

Qīngchūnqī de háizi róngyì pànnì.

Adolescent children tend to be rebellious.

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.

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 #5,272

frog

期盼 qīpàn HSK 7 #7,814

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

过期 guòqī HSK 7 #8,289

to expire; to be past the expiration date / overdue

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

期 qī HSK 3 #2,258

period; stage; phase / issue (of a publication); term; semester / to expect; to hope (literary)