shào nián
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  • 1

    n.early youth (from about ten to sixteen years old)

    • zhè shì shào nián shí dài

      少年时代

      This is early youth.

    • tā shì shào nián dé zhì de jiāng jūn

      少年得志将军

      He is a general who shot up through the ranks in his youth.

    • dǎ cóng shào nián shí qī wǒ jiù xiǎng dāng yī míng lán qiú guó shǒu

      少年时期篮球国手

      It was my boyhood ambition to be on the national basketball team.

  • 2

    n.juvenile; youngster; teen-age youths; boy or girl in early teens

    • zhè shì shào nián zú qiú duì

      少年足球队

      This is youth football team.

    • sān gè shào nián tōu chàng piàn shí bèi bǎo ān yòng lù xiàng jī pāi shè le xià lái

      少年唱片保安录像机拍摄下来

      Three young boys were filmed stealing CDs on the security video.

    • zhè míng shào nián zhǐ shòu dào le qīng wēi de chǔ fá

      少年轻微处罚

      This juvenile offender received no more than a judicial slap on the wrist.

  • 3

    n.fmllad; young man

Word usage

  • "少年" is often matched with measure word "名"or"位"or"个".
    • 少年

      one teenager

    • 少年

      one teenager

    • 少年

      one teenager