# 成年 (chéngnián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 成年 (chéngnián) means “to reach adulthood; adult; all year round”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to reach adulthood; adult; all year round
- Pinyin: chéngnián (cheng2 nian2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 成年以后就要对自己负责。
  Chéngnián yǐhòu jiù yào duì zìjǐ fùzé.
  After reaching adulthood, one is responsible.

## Characters

- [成](https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-become/) (chéng): to become; to succeed
- [年](https://hanziro.com/word/nian-year/) (nián): year

https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-nian-reach-adulthood/

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