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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

青少年 [qīngshàonián]
  1. 1. adolescent; teen-agers; youngsters; juvenile
    青少年犯罪
    juvenile delinquency
  2. 2. juvenile

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

青少年 [qīngshàonián]
  1. 1. 青年和少年的合称
    青少年时代。

Examples

大中城市的青少年跟边远山区的青少年结对子
对失足青少年进行帮教工作
help and educate young people who have gone astray; help and educate delinquent youth
这些青少年不好好念书,却成天玩牌,长此以往,怎么得了?
These teenagers don't work hard at their studies; instead, they play cards all the time. If they go on like this, what will become of them?
多为青少年设想
give much thought to the needs of the younger generation
失足青少年
juvenile delinquents
挽救失足青少年
make great efforts to reform juvenile delinquents
青少年是我们的未来,是我们的希望。
The youngsters are our future, our hope.
用黄色书刊诱惑青少年
tempt the young with pornographic books and periodicals
青少年的体质逐年下降令人感喟。
People sigh deeply over the year by year decline of adolescents' physiques.

Word Decomposition


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