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年轻 (nián qīng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

年轻 (nián qīng) is a Chinese word: young. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 年轻

形 xíng adjective

young

她看起来很年轻。

tā kàn qǐ lái hěn nián qīng

She looks very young.

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Word breakdown

年 nián — years, age

轻 qīng — light (few in years)

Structure & writing
1 年 nián — year (unit of time; common year = 365 days, leap year = 366 days, every 4 years)

年 is not used as a component in any other character.

年 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 轻 qīng — light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重')

轻 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 车 chē — wheeled land vehicle
车 is a component in 27 characters
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2.2 又 yòu — again; indicating repetition or successive occurrence of an action
又 is a component in 38 characters
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Stroke order