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The word 少年 is formed by combining the character 少, meaning "few" or "young", with 年, meaning "year" or "age", to create a literal sense of "few years" and thus denoting the concept of youth or adolescence.

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少年在读书。

Shào nián zài dú shū.

The youth is reading.

这个少年很聪明。

Zhè ge shào nián hěn cōng míng.

This youth is very smart.

少年们正在操场上打球。

Shào nián men zhèng zài cāo chǎng shang dǎ qiú.

The youths are playing ball on the playground.

当少年时，他经常去图书馆。

Dāng shào nián shí, tā jīng cháng qù tú shū guǎn.

When he was young, he often went to the library.

那位少年凭借努力考上了名牌大学。

Nà wèi shào nián píng jiè nǔ lì kǎo shàng le míng pái dà xué.

That youth got into a prestigious university through hard work.

Word Definition - 少年

shào nián early youth; youngster; (literary) youth; young man

Individual Character Details

少 shǎo, shào
年 nián, nián, nián