年少

niánshào

adjective #18,286

Meanings

1 young
2 youthful
3 junior

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

年少轻狂是正常的。

Niánshào qīngkuáng shì zhèngcháng de.

It is normal to be wild and reckless when young.

HSK 7-9

他年少时就很有才华。

Tā niánshào shí jiù hěn yǒu cáihuá.

He was very talented in his youth.

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usage

年少 has a literary, formal tone and often appears in written Chinese. In everyday speech, 年轻 is more commonly used.

Stroke Order

年 nián

少 shǎo