青少年

qīng shào nián · qing shao nian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. adolescent
  2. youth
  3. teenager

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2 examples
01

交(jiāo)通(tōng)事(shì)故(gù)是(shì)美(měi)国(guó)青(qīng)少(shào)年(nián)死(sǐ)亡(wáng)的(de)主(zhǔ)要(yào)原(yuán)因(yīn)。

Car accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)是(shì)个(gè)普(pǔ)通(tōng)的(de)青(qīng)少(shào)年(nián)。

Tom is a normal teenager.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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