trẻ tuổi
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Young: Describes a person, animal, or sometimes an entity that has lived or existed for only a short time; not old. It emphasizes the early stage of life or existence.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Cô ấy còn rất trẻ tuổi. (She is still very young.)
- Đó là một quốc gia trẻ tuổi. (That is a young nation.)
- Anh ấy là một giáo viên trẻ tuổi đầy nhiệt huyết. (He is a young, passionate teacher.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase can be used metaphorically to describe abstract concepts, institutions, or movements that are new or in their early stages.
- Một nền dân chủ trẻ tuổi (A young democracy).
Variants and Related Words
- Trẻ (adj): young. This is the root adjective and is more general. "Trẻ tuổi" specifically ties youth to age.
- Đứa trẻ (The child).
- Tuổi trẻ (n): youth (as a life stage or period).
- Tuổi trẻ là mùa xuân của cuộc đời. (Youth is the spring of life.)
Synonyms
- Young: being in an early period of life or growth.
- Youthful: characteristic of or suggesting youth.
Antonyms
- Già (adj): old.
- Lớn tuổi (adj): older, elderly.
Related Phrases
- Trẻ trung (adj): youthful, often referring to appearance, energy, or spirit rather than just chronological age.
- Bà ấy trông rất trẻ trung. (She looks very youthful.)
- Ở tuổi đôi mươi (phrase): in one's twenties, a common period described as "trẻ tuổi."
- Khi còn ở tuổi đôi mươi, anh ấy đã đi du lịch khắp nơi. (When he was in his twenties, he traveled everywhere.)