Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Young: Describes a person, animal, or thing that is in an early stage of life, development, or existence. It emphasizes having lived or existed for a relatively short time.
   • New / Fresh: Describes something that is recent, modern, or newly established compared to others of its kind.

2. Noun:

   • Children / Young people: Refers collectively to young human beings, typically from infancy to adolescence. It can also refer to the younger generation as a group.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy vẫn còn rất trẻ. (She is still very young.)
  • Đất nước chúng ta có một nền dân chủ trẻ. (Our country has a young democracy.)
• Noun:
  • Trẻ cần được chăm sóc và giáo dục cẩn thận. (Children need to be cared for and educated carefully.)
  • Chương trình này dành cho trẻ từ 5 đến 10 tuổi. (This program is for children aged 5 to 10.)

Advanced Usage

• "trẻ trung": youthful, young-looking.
  • Bà ấy ăn mặc rất trẻ trung. (She dresses very youthfully.)
• "trẻ em": children, kids (a more specific and common compound for "children").
  • Quyền trẻ em là rất quan trọng. (Children's rights are very important.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trẻ con (n): kids, children (often with a nuance of childishness).
  • Đừng có hành xử như trẻ con. (Don't act like a child.)
• Tuổi trẻ (n): youth (the period of being young).
  • Tuổi trẻ là quãng thời gian tươi đẹp. (Youth is a beautiful period of time.)

Synonyms

• Adjective: Young, youthful, new, fresh.
• Noun: Children, youngsters, youth, kids.

Related Idioms

• Trẻ người non dạ: Young and inexperienced; literally "young in age, immature in mind."
  • Nó còn trẻ người non dạ, cần được chỉ bảo thêm. (He is still young and inexperienced and needs more guidance.)
• Trẻ không tha, già không thương: To spare no one; to be ruthless with everyone, young and old alike.
  • Tên cướp ấy trẻ không tha, già không thương. (That robber spared no one, young or old.)

adj

1. young

noun

1. children