少年
shàonián
young person; youth (esp. a boy in his teens)
Every meaning
shàonián
- young person; youth (esp. a boy in his teens)
- (literary) youthful years
In a sentence
那个少年每天下午都去踢球。
That teenage boy goes to play football every afternoon.
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Its characters
Words with 少
Words with 年
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).