成
年

To grow to adulthood in Chinese: 成年 (chéng nián)

chéng nián

to grow to adulthood

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to grow to adulthood
  2. 2fully grown; adult
  3. 3the whole year

Stroke order

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成
年

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄥˊ

chéng

ㄔ/ chㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄋㄧㄢˊ

nián

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他已经成年，可以自己做决定了。

    tā yǐ jīng chéng nián， kě yǐ zì jǐ zuò jué dìng le。

    He is already an adult and can make his own decisions.

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Related words

年

nián

year

成

chéng

to succeed

去年

qù nián

last year

成绩

chéng jì

achievement

年级

nián jí

grade

年轻

nián qīng

young

完成

wán chéng

to complete

成功

chéng gōng

success

成熟

chéng shú

mature

成为

chéng wéi

to become

年龄

nián líng

(a person's) age

养成

yǎng chéng

to cultivate

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