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title: "Chengnian Meaning: 成年 (chéngnián) Means “to come of age”"
description: "成年 (chéngnián) means “to come of age; adult”. Hear its tones, see what 成 and 年 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengnian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 成年 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

成年 chéngnián

## to come of age; adult

## It can also mean

- (coll.) the whole year

## Its characters

1. 成 chéng to become
2. 年 nián age

## In a sentence

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

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## More words with 成 or 年

- [变成 biànchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biancheng)
- [不成 bùchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bucheng)
- [常年 chángnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changnian)
- [成本 chéngběn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengben)
- [成分 chéngfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengfen)
- [成功 chénggōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chenggong)
- [成果 chéngguǒ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengguo)
- [成绩 chéngjì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengji)
- [成交 chéngjiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengjiao)
- [成就 chéngjiù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengjiu)

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