# 青少年 (qīngshàonián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 青少年 (qīngshàonián) means “teenager; youth; adolescent”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: teenager; youth; adolescent
- Pinyin: qīngshàonián (qing1 shao4 nian2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 青少年应该多锻炼身体。
  Qīngshàonián yīnggāi duō duànliàn shēntǐ.
  Teenagers should get more exercise.

## Characters

- [青](https://hanziro.com/word/qing-green/) (qīng): green; blue
- [少](https://hanziro.com/word/shao-few/) (shǎo): few; little
- [年](https://hanziro.com/word/nian-year/) (nián): year

https://hanziro.com/word/qing-shao-nian-teenager/

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