Word

青春 (qīng chūn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

Meaning of 青春

名 míng noun

youth

青春是人生最美好的时光。

qīng chūn shì rén shēng zuì měi hǎo de shí guāng

Youth is the most beautiful time in life.

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Word breakdown

青 qīng — young, fresh, green

1 青年 qīng nián — youth HSK 4
- 青 young, youthful
- 年 years, age
Example

这个青年很有礼貌。

zhè ge qīng nián hěn yǒu lǐ mào

This young person is very polite.
2 青春期 qīng chūn qī — adolescence HSK 6
- 青 young, green (representing youth)
- 春 spring (symbolizing the springtime of life)
- 期 period, stage (indicating a phase of time)
Example

青春期是人生中重要的成长阶段。

qīng chūn qī shì rén shēng zhōng zhòng yào de chéng zhǎng jiē duàn

Adolescence is an important growth stage in life.
3 青睐 qīng lài — to favor HSK 7
- 青 favorable (look)
- 睐 to look at, to regard
Example

这个项目受到投资者的青睐。

zhè ge xiàng mù shòu dào tóu zī zhě de qīng lài

This project is favored by investors.
4 青铜器 qīng tóng qì — bronze ware HSK 7
- 青 blue-green (describing the characteristic color of bronze)
- 铜 copper (the main metal component of bronze)
- 器 vessel, ware, utensil (indicates a crafted object or artifact)
Example

考古学家发现了一批珍贵的青铜器。

kǎo gǔ xué jiā fā xiàn le yì pī zhēn guì de qīng tóng qì

Archaeologists discovered a batch of precious bronze wares.

春 chūn — spring, springtime of life

1 春天 chūn tiān — spring HSK 3
- 春 spring (season)
- 天 season/time (temporal suffix)
Example

春天来了，花都开了。

chūn tiān lái le huā dōu kāi le

Spring has come, and all the flowers have bloomed.
2 青春期 qīng chūn qī — adolescence HSK 6
- 青 young, green (representing youth)
- 春 spring (symbolizing the springtime of life)
- 期 period, stage (indicating a phase of time)
Example

青春期是人生中重要的成长阶段。

qīng chūn qī shì rén shēng zhōng zhòng yào de chéng zhǎng jiē duàn

Adolescence is an important growth stage in life.
3 新春 xīn chūn — Spring Festival HSK 7
- 新 new, fresh, beginning
- 春 spring (season), renewal
Example

我们祝大家新春快乐！

wǒ men zhù dà jiā xīn chūn kuài lè

We wish everyone a happy Spring Festival!

Structure & writing

1 青 qīng — black

青 is a component in 8 characters

HSK 1

请 qǐng to request; to ask

HSK 2

情 qíng emotion; feeling; psychological state of love, hatred, joy, fear, etc. aroused by external things 晴 qíng clear, sunny (of sky or weather; opposite of overcast) 睛 jīng eyeball, pupil of the eye

HSK 3

清 qīng pure and clear, free of impurities (opposite of '浊'); ① purely, solely; ② quiet 静 jìng still, motionless (opposite of 动)

HSK 4

猜 cāi to guess; to figure out from clues or imagination 精 jīng essence; the purest part of a substance

consists of

1.1 龶 — graphic component

龶 is a component in 5 characters

HSK 4

责 zé responsibility; duty within one's role 青 qīng black

HSK 5

素 sù white; natural color

HSK 6

毒 dú poison; toxic substance that chemically damages body tissues and functions 麦 mài grain crops including barley, wheat, rye, and oats

1.2 月 yuè — the moon, Earth's natural satellite

月 is a component in 17 characters

HSK 1

前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 明 míng bright; light (opposite of "dark") 朋 péng friend; companion 服 fú clothing; garment 期 qī scheduled date; deadline

HSK 2

望 wàng to look, to look into the distance 阴 yīn the moon (太阴)

HSK 4

钥 yào key 青 qīng black

HSK 5

朝 cháo imperial court; the place where the emperor holds court and issues decrees; also refers to being in power, opposite of '野'

HSK 6

朗 lǎng bright, well-lit

HSK 7

惰 duò lazy, sluggish; opposite of 勤朦 méng dim, hazy (as in 朦胧: dim moonlight or blurry, indistinct) 甩 shuǎi to swing; to wave 胧 lóng dim moonlight; hazy, indistinct (as in 朦胧) 腾 téng to run or leap

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霸 bà leader of a feudal alliance in ancient China

Stroke order

2 春 chūn — spring, the first of the four seasons (in China, from the Start of Spring to the Start of Summer, or the first to third lunar months)

春 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

蠢 chǔn slow-witted, stupid, clumsy and inflexible

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

Stroke order