early youth in Chinese

HSK 3.0 · Level 2

shàonián

early youth
youngster
(literary) youth
young man

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Example sentences

shàonián 少年 fànzuì 犯罪 zuìjìn 最近 yīzhí 一直 zài 在 zēngzhǎng 增长。

Juvenile crimes have been increasing recently.
shàonián 少年 juédìng 决定 yào 要 xiàng 向 tā 她 qiúhūn 求婚。

The young man decided to propose to her.

1 entry in ChineseDict lists "early youth" as a meaning.