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Simplfied Chinese
少年
Traditional Chinese
少年
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
shào nián
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
siu3 nin4
Short definition juvenile
Usage frequency Very common
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All available English definitions juvenileCdict iconMDBG icon / youngsterCdict iconMDBG icon / in his youthAdso icon /
Copyleft icon Adso icon Adso: in his youth
Copyleft icon Cantofish icon Cantofish: samecdic
Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: youngster; juvenile
Copyleft icon LDC icon LDC: juvenile; youngster; callan; callant; garcon; gossoon; laddie
Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: juvenile; youngster'
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少年(shào nián) juvenile
每天(měi tiān) every day
都会(dōu huì dū huì) city
(lái) next

Every day the boy would come.

(wǒ) I
(zuó) yesterday
(tiān) sky
遇到(yù dào) to meet
(dedì) of
少年(shào nián) juvenile
(jiào) to shout
托尼(tuōní) Tony

The young man I met yesterday is named Tony.

(tā) another
是个(shìge)
日本(rì běn) Japanese
少年(shào nián) juvenile

He is a Japanese boy.

少年(shào nián) juvenile
决定(jué dìng) decision
(yào) may
向她( xiàng tā)
求婚(qiú hūn) to propose marriage

The young man decided to propose to her.

(nà nā nā) Na
(fú) roll
(huà) picture
有多( yǒu duō)
少年(shào nián) juvenile
(liǎo) (of eyes) bright

How old is that painting?

(nǐ) variant of 你, you (female)
知道(zhī dào) to know
人类文明( rén lèi wén míng) human civilization
有多( yǒu duō)
少年(shào nián) juvenile
(dedì) of
历史(lì shǐ) history
(ma) (question tag)

Do you know how many years old human civilization is?

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