trẻ
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Definition
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.
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.)
noun
- children