成人

chéngrén

noun HSK 4 #4,050

Meanings

Literally 'become a person' - meaning someone who has grown into a full person, i.e., an adult.

HSK 1

成人票多少钱？

Chéngrén piào duōshao qián?

How much is an adult ticket?

HSK 2

他已经是成人了。

Tā yǐjīng shì chéngrén le.

He's already an adult.

HSK 3

这部电影只适合成人观看。

Zhè bù diànyǐng zhǐ shìhé chéngrén guānkàn.

This movie is only suitable for adults.

usage

成人 is used in formal contexts (成人教育 = adult education). In casual speech, 大人 is more common for 'adult.'

成 chéng

人 rén