青年
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
青年 (qīngnián) · young person
青年 (qīngnián) means “young person; youth”. It is written with 2 characters: 青 (green) + 年 (year). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 青年 is built
The characters
青 qīng · green
What 青 is made of
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
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)
Example sentences
他是一个好青年。Tā shì yī ge hǎo qīngnián.He is a fine young man.
很多青年喜欢旅游。Hěn duō qīngnián xǐhuan lǚyóu.Many young people like to travel.
Questions about 青年
What does 青年 mean?
青年 (qīngnián) means “young person; youth”.
How do you pronounce 青年?
青年 is pronounced qīngnián.
Which HSK level is 青年?
青年 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 青少年qīngshàoniánteenager
- 青春qīngchūnyouth
- 青qīnggreen
- 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
Learn 青年 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.