少年

少年 shàonián in a sentence

Youth (juvenile - youngster)

Full dictionary entry 2 sentences

少年 (shàonián) means Youth (juvenile - youngster). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这本书很适合青 少年 看。

Zhè běn shū hěn shìhé qīngshàonián kàn.

This book is well suited to teenagers.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 青少年

青 少年 要注意保护眼睛。

Qīngshàonián yào zhùyì bǎohù yǎnjing.

Teenagers should take care of their eyes.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 青少年

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How is 少年 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 少年 (shàonián, "Youth (juvenile - youngster)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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