# 少年 (shàonián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 少年 (shàonián) means “youngster; early youth”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: youngster; early youth
- Pinyin: shàonián (shao4 nian2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2

## Examples

- 这些少年喜欢踢足球。
  Zhèxiē shàonián xǐhuan tī zúqiú.
  These youngsters like kicking a soccer ball.

## Characters

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

https://hanziro.com/word/shao-nian-youngster/

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