Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Young in age: Describes a person who has not lived for many years; of a relatively low age.
   • Youthful: Emphasizes the state of being in the early part of life, often implying a lack of experience or maturity associated with greater age.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy còn ít tuổi. (She is still young.)
  • Anh ấy quá ít tuổi để hiểu chuyện đó. (He is too young to understand that matter.)
  • Những đứa trẻ ít tuổi đang chơi trong công viên. (The young children are playing in the park.)

Advanced Usage

• "còn ít tuổi": This common collocation emphasizes the ongoing state of being young, often translated as "still young."
  • Nó còn ít tuổi nhưng đã rất độc lập. (He is still young but very independent.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trẻ tuổi (adj): young (in age). This is a very close synonym.

  • Một giáo viên trẻ tuổi (A young teacher)

• Nhỏ tuổi (adj): little in age, younger. Often used for comparative youth within a group.

  • Đứa bé nhỏ tuổi nhất trong nhà (The youngest child in the family)

Synonyms

• Young: Being in an early stage of life, growth, or development.
• Youthful: Characteristic of or suitable for young people.

Related Idioms

• "Ít tuổi nhưng nhiều kinh nghiệm": Young but experienced. Highlights a contrast between age and level of experience.
  • Cô ấy ít tuổi nhưng nhiều kinh nghiệm trong lĩnh vực này. (She is young but has a lot of experience in this field.)

1. Still young
   • Còn ít tuổi nên chưa muốn lập gia đình
     As he is still young, he does not want to get married yet