Sentence #609964 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 年轻 is built
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年niányear
年 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidA person carrying ripe grain: one harvest, one year.
轻qīnglight
车cart · chēMeaning part
又again · yòu
工work · gōngSound part
车 hints at the meaning (cart); 工 (gōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with qīng.
How to write 年轻
年 6 strokes · 轻 9 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 年轻 (niánqīng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
Say it niánqīng: nián with a 2nd tone, then qīng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 年轻 is written 年輕. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type nianqing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 年轻 from the suggestions. Typing nianqing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
年轻 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
年nián2nd tone, rising
轻qīng1st tone, high and level
