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Come of age in Chinese

to come of age · HSK 5

成年 chéng nián

  1. 成 chéng to become
  2. 年 nián year

他今年已经成年了。 He has come of age this year.

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How do you say come of age in Chinese?

Come of age in Chinese is 成年 (chéng nián).

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