302 Teenager

Charlie Hoffs feels that the biggest problem facing today’s young generation is climate change, while ShaoLan remembers when she was a teenager the biggest global issue was the danger of nuclear power! Can you remember the biggest challenge facing the world when you were a teenager, or if you are still in your teenage years, do you agree with Charlie’s view?

In this episode, ShaoLan teaches Charlie the Chinese words for “teenager” and then continues to teach all the words right through to describing someone in old age! On top of the global issues that they discuss as part of the episode, Charlie also shares her dream for her future as she hopes to become a diplomat (for a very noble reason too)!

The Chinese word for “teenager” is 青少年. Of course, this isn’t an exact translation because Chinese number doesn’t include “teens” in them, but 青 means “young,” 少 means “less” or “little” and 年 means “year.” So, the young person with fewer years can be called a “teenager” 青少年!

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Teenager
青少年
qīng shào nián
Nature's color, green or blue, young
qīng
Young person
青年
qīng nián
Little, inadequate
shào
Year, age of a person
nián
Female teenager
青少女
qīng shào nǚ
Adult
成年
chéng nián
Adult person
成年人
chéng nián rén
To achieve, to complete
chéng
Middle-aged
中年
zhōng nián
Old age
老年
lǎo nián

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