后生

後生

hòushēng

noun #29,960

Meanings

1 young person
2 youth
3 the younger generation

Characters

later; after; behind

born; life; person

Examples

HSK 3

村里的后生们都去城市打工了。

Cūnlǐ de hòushēng men dōu qù chéngshì dǎgōng le.

The young people in the village have all gone to the city to work.

HSK 7-9

后生可畏，这个年轻人很有才华。

Hòushēngkěwèi, zhège niánqīngrén hěn yǒu cáihuá.

The youth are to be respected - this young person is very talented.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

后 hòu

生 shēng