年轻 — meaning in English

English meaning

• junior adj Lower in rank, position, or seniority.
• sapling noun A young tree, past the seedling stage but still slender and immature.
• young adjective In an early stage of life; not yet old.
• youth noun The period of life between childhood and adulthood.

Senses

年轻 is used for these senses in English:

• junior (not comparable, often, preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger.
• sapling A young tree, larger than a seedling.
• young In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
• youth (countable) A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.

junior — full definition

1. adj Lower in rank, position, or seniority.
2. adj Younger, especially the younger of two people with the same name (often father and son).
3. noun A student in the third year of a four-year high school or university program.
4. noun A younger or less experienced person, especially in a job.

sapling — full definition

1. noun A young tree, past the seedling stage but still slender and immature.
2. noun A young person, especially a boy approaching adulthood.

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