中青年

zhōngqīngnián

noun

Meanings

1 middle-aged and young adults
2 people in the prime of life (roughly 20s-50s)

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Examples

公司主要面向中青年消费者。

Gōngsī zhǔyào miànxiàng zhōngqīngnián xiāofèizhě.

The company mainly targets young and middle-aged consumers.

这种疾病多发于中青年男性。

Zhè zhǒng jíbìng duō fā yú zhōngqīngnián nánxìng.

This disease occurs most often in middle-aged and young men.

Tips

usage

A composite of 中年 (middle-aged) + 青年 (youth). Used in demographics, marketing, and medical contexts to mean 'working-age adult' as opposed to 老年 (elderly) or 少年 (teen).

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

青 qīng

年 nián