粵

青cing1少siu3年nin4

cing1 siu3 nin4qīng shào nián

English

  1. adolescent
  2. youth
  3. teenager
  4. young people; youths; teenagers; adolescents

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 面對青春期,經歷緊各種身心發展過渡到成年嘅人群,一般都後生,十幾歲

Examples

  • 湯姆是個普通的青少年。

    Tom is a normal teenager.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 汤姆是一位青少年偶像。

    Tom is a teen idol.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 交通事故是美国青少年死亡的主要原因。

    Car accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States.

    Tatoeba · vicch CC BY

  • 汤姆第一次上电视后就广受青少年的欢迎。

    Tom became popular among teenagers as soon as he made his debut on the screen.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 被判严重违反新的行为准则的青少年将失去免费乘坐公交车的权利,如果想重新取得必须做无报酬的社区工作。

    Youths who are caught violating the new rules on behaviour will lose their right to free travel, and will have to complete unpaid community work to earn it back.

    Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY

  • 青少年犯罪

    juvenile delinquency; youth crime

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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