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| Pronunciation |
: |
yòu |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- young. (adj)
- child. (n)
|
| Radical |
: |
幺 |
| Strokes |
: |
5 |
| Traditional |
: |
幼 |
| Usage |
: |
4.9% |
| Notes |
: |
also as yào |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
|
: |
the young; child; infant |
| 4. |
|
|
: |
under age; childish; naive |
Sentences:
| 1. She is a child-care worker in a kindergarten. |
| tā |
shì |
yòu |
ér |
yuán |
lǐ |
de |
bǎo |
yù |
yuán |
。 |
| 她 |
是 |
幼 |
儿 |
园 |
里 |
的 |
保 |
育 |
员 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 幼儿园 |
: |
kindergarten |
| 里 |
: |
in |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 保育员 |
: |
child-care worker |
|
| 2. Frost can kill off a young plant. |
| yán |
hán |
huì |
cuī |
huǐ |
yòu |
miáo |
。 |
| 严 |
寒 |
会 |
摧 |
毁 |
幼 |
苗 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 严寒 |
: |
frost |
| 会 |
: |
will |
| 摧毁 |
: |
kill off |
| 幼苗 |
: |
young plant; seedlings |
|
| 3. This was a very childish remark. |
| zhè |
huà |
zhēn |
shì |
tài |
yòu |
zhì |
le |
。 |
| 这 |
话 |
真 |
是 |
太 |
幼 |
稚 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 这 |
: |
this |
| 话 |
: |
remark |
| 真 |
: |
really |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 太 |
: |
too |
| 幼稚 |
: |
childish |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen |
|
| 4. She would not let her young son out on such a cold day. |
| tā |
bú |
ràng |
tā |
yòu |
xiǎo |
de |
ér |
zǐ |
zài |
zhè |
yàng |
lěng |
de |
tiān |
chū |
qù |
。 |
| 她 |
不 |
让 |
她 |
幼 |
小 |
的 |
儿 |
子 |
在 |
这 |
样 |
冷 |
的 |
天 |
出 |
去 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 她 |
: |
she |
| 不让 |
: |
don’t let |
| 幼小 |
: |
young |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 儿子 |
: |
son |
| 在 |
: |
at |
| 这样 |
: |
such |
| 冷 |
: |
cold |
| 天 |
: |
day; sky |
| 出去 |
: |
go out |
|
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