青春痘 (qīngchūndòu): acne

Measure Word

一颗青春痘 kē

Meanings

1 acne
2 pimples

Characters

Examples

青春期的孩子容易长青春痘。

Qīngchūnqī de háizi róngyì zhǎngqīng chūn dòu.

Teenagers easily break out in acne.

她最近长了几颗青春痘，很烦恼。

Tā zuìjìn zhǎng le jǐ kē qīngchūndòu, hěn fánnǎo.

She has broken out in a few pimples lately and is frustrated.

不要用手挤青春痘，会留疤。

Búyào yòng shǒu jǐ qīngchūndòu, huì liú bā.

Don't squeeze pimples with your hands — they will leave scars.

Tips

memory

Literally 'youth pimple' — the everyday colloquial term. The clinical equivalent is 痤疮 (cuóchuāng). 痘 by itself also appears in 水痘 (chickenpox).

Stroke Order

青 qīng

春 chūn

痘 dòu

Related Words

青春 qīngchūn HSK 4 #5,739

youth / youthfulness

青春期 qīngchūnqī HSK 7-9 #7,995

puberty / adolescence

青春作伴好还乡 qīngchūn zuòbàn hǎo huán xiāng

with spring as my companion, it is a fine time to return home / the spring season is the perfect traveling companion for going home

青少年 qīngshàonián HSK 2 #4,532

teenager / adolescent

青蛙 qīngwā HSK 7-9 #5,272

frog

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

春天 chūntiān HSK 2 #4,361

spring (season)

青春留不住 Qīngchūn liú bu zhù

youth cannot be kept / common poetic line — the years of youth slip away no matter how we try to hold them

青春有你 Qīngchūn Yǒu Nǐ

Youth With You (iQiyi idol survival show, 2019–2021) / literally 'youth has you'