年轻
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
年轻 (niánqīng) · young
年轻 (niánqīng) means “young”. It is written with 2 characters: 年 (year) + 轻 (light). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 年轻 is built
The characters
年 nián · year
What 年 is made of
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A man 干 carrying grain, representing the annual harvest (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
轻 qīng · light
What 轻 is made of
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 七qī — seven
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 车 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他很年轻。Tā hěn niánqīng.He is very young.
你妈妈看起来很年轻。Nǐ māma kànqǐlái hěn niánqīng.Your mom looks very young.
Questions about 年轻
What does 年轻 mean?
年轻 (niánqīng) means “young”.
How do you pronounce 年轻?
年轻 is pronounced niánqīng.
Which HSK level is 年轻?
年轻 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 半年bànniánhalf a year
- 今年jīnniánthis year
- 明年míngniánnext year
- 去年qùniánlast year
- 新年xīnniánNew Year
- 过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
- 老年lǎoniánold age
- 年级niánjígrade
- 前年qiánniánthe year before last
- 青年qīngniányoung person
Learn 年轻 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.