年轻

nián qīng
HSK 2Adjective (形)

Basic Meaning

adj
Primarily describes a person's young age or appearance. 年轻 often implies vitality or potential.
(of a person) young, youthful (generally referring to the age range from teens to twenties).
年纪不大（多指十几岁至二十几岁）。
Words:
年轻力壮年轻貌美年轻有为年轻气盛
Synonyms:
年少青春少壮年青
Antonyms:
苍老年老年迈年高衰老
Sentences:
  1. 我(wǒ)们(men)公(gōng)司(sī)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)年(nián)轻(qīng)有(yǒu)为(wéi)的(de)员(yuán)工(gōng)。
    Our company has many young and capable employees.
  2. 虽(suī)然(rán)他(tā)已(yǐ)经(jīng)五(wǔ)十(shí)岁(suì)了(le)，但(dàn)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)还(hái)是(shì)很(hěn)年(nián)轻(qīng)。
    Although he is already fifty years old, he still looks very young.
adj
The key difference with sense 1 is the comparative context, where 年轻 is used to state that A is younger than B (e.g., 'A 比 B 年轻').
younger (than someone else, used in comparisons).
用于比较时，指年纪小。
Words:
年轻力壮年轻貌美年轻气盛年轻有为
Synonyms:
年少
Antonyms:
苍老年迈年老年长
Sentences:
  1. 我(wǒ)比(bì)她(tā)年(nián)轻(qīng)三(sān)岁(suì)。
    I am three years younger than her.
  2. 在(zài)一(yī)群(qún)老(lǎo)员(yuán)工(gōng)里(lǐ)，小(xiǎo)王(wáng)是(shì)最(zuì)年(nián)轻(qīng)的(de)一(yī)个(gè)。
    Among the group of senior employees, Xiao Wang is the youngest one.

Characters Breakdown

HSK 1
nián年

year

HSK 2
qīng轻

light; gently; thin