thiếu niên
Definition
- Noun:
- Adolescent; Teenager: A young person, specifically in the stage between childhood and youth, typically ranging from about ten to fifteen or sixteen years old.
- Juvenile: Pertaining to or characteristic of this age group.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Đây là tạp chí dành cho thiếu niên. (This is a magazine for adolescents.)
- Anh ấy từng là một thiếu niên rất hiếu động. (He was a very active teenager.)
- Đội Thiếu niên Tiền phong được thành lập vào năm 1941. (The Vanguard Pioneer Youth Team was established in 1941.)
Advanced Usage
- "thiếu niên tiền phong": Vanguard Pioneer Youth. This is a specific socialist youth organization for children and young adolescents.
- Cô giáo kể về lịch sử của tổ chức Thiếu niên Tiền phong. (The teacher told the history of the Vanguard Pioneer Youth organization.)
Variants and Related Words
Lứa tuổi thiếu niên (n): Adolescence, teenage years.
- Lứa tuổi thiếu niên có nhiều thay đổi về tâm sinh lý. (Adolescence involves many physiological and psychological changes.)
Thiếu nhi (n): Children (typically refers to a younger age group than thiếu niên, often up to about 14 or 15, and is a common term for "children" in organizational contexts).
- Cung Thiếu nhi là nơi vui chơi cho trẻ em. (The Children's Palace is a playground for children.)
Synonyms
- Adolescent: A young person in the process of developing from a child into an adult.
- Teenager: A person aged between 13 and 19 years.
- Juvenile: Relating to young people.
Related Idioms
- "Tuổi thiếu niên sôi nổi": The fervent/enthusiastic years of adolescence.
- Nó nhớ lại tuổi thiếu niên sôi nổi của mình. (He remembers his fervent teenage years.)