成年

chéng nián · cheng nian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to grow to adulthood
  2. fully grown; adult
  3. the whole year

In a sentence

2 examples
01

詹(zhān)姆(mǔ)斯(sī)差(chà)不(bu)多(duō)该(gāi)成(chéng)年(nián)了(le)。

James is almost a grown-up.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

有(yǒu)些(xiē)人(rén)认(rèn)为(wéi)从(cóng)小(xiǎo)学(xué)升(shēng)到(dào)中(zhōng)学(xué)是(shì)踏(tà)入(rù)成(chéng)年(nián)的(de)第(dì)一(yī)步(bù)。

The graduation from elementary school to middle school is regarded by some as the first step towards adulthood.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Grayster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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