青春
qīng chūn
Pinyin

Definition

青春
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qīng chūn
  1. youth
  2. youthfulness

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

新春
xīn chūn
  1. 1 the beginning of Spring
  2. 2 the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day
春
chūn
  1. 1 old variant of 春[chūn]
春天
chūn tiān
  1. 1 spring (season)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
春晚
Chūn Wǎn
  1. 1 abbr. for 春節聯歡晚會|春节联欢晚会[Chūn jié Lián huān Wǎn huì]
春节
Chūn jié
  1. 1 Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
春运
chūn yùn
  1. 1 (increased) passenger transportation around Chinese New Year
青年
qīng nián
  1. 1 youth
  2. 2 youthful years
  3. 3 young person
  4. 4 the young
青春
qīng chūn
  1. 1 youth
  2. 2 youthfulness
刘青云
Liú Qīng yún
  1. 1 Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor
小春
xiǎo chūn
  1. 1 10th month of the lunar calendar
  2. 2 Indian summer
  3. 3 crops sown in late autumn
愤青
fèn qīng
  1. 1 angry youth
  2. 2 positive term used to describe young Chinese with extreme nationalistic tendencies
  3. 3 see also 糞青|粪青[fèn qīng]
春光
chūn guāng
  1. 1 scenes of springtime
  2. 2 the radiance of spring
  3. 3 (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic
  4. 4 an indication of a love affair
春季
chūn jì
  1. 1 springtime
春情
chūn qíng
  1. 1 amorous feelings
春卷
chūn juǎn
  1. 1 egg roll
  2. 2 spring roll
春日
Chūn rì
  1. 1 Chunri or Chunjih township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
春秋
Chūn qiū
  1. 1 Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC)
  2. 2 Spring and Autumn Annals, chronicle of Lu State (722-481 BC)
春联
chūn lián
  1. 1 Spring Festival couplet (the first line of which is pasted on the right side of a doorway at New Year, and the second on the left side)
春色
chūn sè
  1. 1 colors of spring
  2. 2 spring scenery
春雨
chūn yǔ
  1. 1 spring rain
  2. 2 gift from above

Idioms (20)

一年之计在于春
yī nián zhī jì zài yú chūn
  1. 1 the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom)
  2. 2 early planning is the key to success
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
十指不沾阳春水
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
  1. 1 to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to lead a pampered life
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
  1. 1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
  2. 2 brilliant doctor
山青水灵
shān qīng shuǐ líng
  1. 1 green mountains and vivacious waters (idiom)
  2. 2 lush and lively scenery
春光乍泄
chūn guāng zhà xiè
  1. 1 spring sunshine emerges to bring the world alive (idiom)
  2. 2 to give a glimpse of sth intimate (e.g. one's underwear)
春江水暖鸭先知
chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī
  1. 1 lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng
  1. 1 sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
春秋大梦
chūn qiū dà mèng
  1. 1 grand dreams
  2. 2 unrealistic ideas (idiom)
春风化雨
chūn fēng huà yǔ
  1. 1 lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
春风和气
chūn fēng hé qì
  1. 1 (idiom) amiable as a spring breeze
枯木逢春
kū mù féng chūn
  1. 1 lit. the spring comes upon a withered tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get a new lease on life
  3. 3 to be revived
  4. 4 (of a difficult situation) to suddenly improve
炉火纯青
lú huǒ chún qīng
  1. 1 lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo
  1. 1 While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
碧海青天
bì hǎi qīng tiān
  1. 1 green sea, blue sky (idiom); sea and sky merge in one shade
  2. 2 loneliness of faithful widow
着手成春
zhuó shǒu chéng chūn
  1. 1 lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom); to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation)
  2. 2 to bring back the dead
  3. 3 once it starts, everything goes well
虎尾春冰
hǔ wěi chūn bīng
  1. 1 lit. like stepping on a tiger's tail or spring ice (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely dangerous situation

Sample Sentences

什么是生机饮食的精华，就是要您吃到完整的营养，看这边，胡萝卜，维生素满满；生菜，纤维素一百；苹果，铁质最多，让你做钢铁侠；葡萄，富含OPC，地表最强抗氧化素；最后，小黄瓜，他的青翠，你的青春！
shénmeshì shēngjī yǐnshí de jīnghuá ，jiùshì yào nín chīdào wánzhěng de yíngyǎng ，kàn zhèbiān ，húluóbo ，wéishēngsù mǎnmǎn ；shēngcài ，xiānwéisù yībǎi ；píngguǒ ，tiězhì zuì duō ，ràng nǐ zuò gāngtiěxiá ；pútao ，fù hán OPC ，dìbiǎo zuì qiáng kàngyǎnghuàsù ；zuìhòu ，xiǎohuángguā ，tā de qīngcuì ，nǐ de qīngchūn ！
What is vital essence, I hear you ask. It means when you get complete nutrition. Look here, carrots, full of vitamins; leafy greens, max fiber; apples, with so much iron that you'll turn into Iron Man; grapes, full of OPC and the most anti-oxidants you can find on earth; finally, cucumber, its fresh green reflects your youth.
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永葆青春
yǒngbǎoqīngchūn
To retain one's youthful vigor.
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抓住青春的尾巴
zhuāzhù qīngchūn de wěiba
To seize youth by the tail.
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从古代的“头悬梁，锥刺股”到现代的“爱拼才会赢”，都在暗示孩子们“我拿青春赌明天”。
cóng gǔdài de “tóu xuán Liáng ，zhuī cì gǔ ”dào xiàndài de “ài pīn cái huì yíng ”，dōu zài ànshì háizi men “wǒ ná qīngchūn dǔ míngtiān ”。
From the “Sword in the Stone” of the past to the modern “I fight to win”, they all imply that youth is but a bargain chip for the future.
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看到大家充满朝气与活力的青春面庞，不禁又让我想起在外交学院的青葱岁月。感叹一句，年轻真好！哈哈。
kàndào dàjiā chōngmǎn zhāoqì yǔ huólì de qīngchūn miànpáng ，bùjīn yòu ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ zài wàijiāoxuéyuàn de qīngcōng suìyuè 。gǎntàn yī jù ，niánqīng zhēn hǎo ！hāhā 。
Seeing all these youthful faces full of enthusiasm and energy makes me think back to my own younger days at the China University of Foreign Affairs. Oh to be young and fancy free! Ha ha.
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我听到消息的那当下，真是差点儿没心肌梗塞！我要是怀孕，大概就当场把孩子给���出来了。她究竟以为她是谁呀！才来没多久��就这样作威作福的，根本就是狗仗人势！什么也不会，就占了那间最大的办公室，那我呢？你知道我贡献了多少青春给公司吗？
wǒ tīngdào xiāoxi de nà dāngxià ，zhēn shì chàdiǎnr méi xīnjī gěngsè ！wǒ yào shì huáiyùn ，dàgài jiù dāngchǎng bǎ háizi gěi shēng chūlái le 。tā jiūjìng yǐwéi tā shì shéi ya ！cái lái méi duō jiǔ ，jiù zhèyàng zuòwēi zuòfú de ，gēnběn jiùshì gǒuzhàngrénshì ！shénme yěbùhuì ，jiù zhàn le nà jiān zuìdà de bàngōngshì ，nà wǒ ne ？nǐ zhīdào wǒ gòngxiàn le duōshao qīngchūn gěi gōngsī ma ？
When I heard the news I literally almost had a heart attack! If I'd been pregnant, I probably would have given birth right then and there. Who the hell does she think she is! Strutting about like she owns the place after just having started here, she's relying on the boss' affection for her to get her way! She's completely incompetent, but still has the biggest office and what about me? Do you know how much of my youth I've contributed to this company?
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我没事，就是替你抱不平，你人这么好，也很爱他，白白在他身上浪费了三年的青春。
wǒ méishì ，jiùshì tì nǐ bàobùpíng ，nǐ rén zhème hǎo ，yě hěn ài tā ，báibái zài tā shēnshàng làngfèi le sān nián de qīngchūn 。
It's fine, I'm just outraged on your behalf, a nice person like you, someone who loved him so much, had to waste three years of your life on him.
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我的想法是，他们都在青春期，对于恋爱是很懵懂的。我们能做的就是好好引导他们，让他们逐渐理解爱的真意和责任。教他们处理好学习和感情的关系。我从小教导思凯成为一名绅士，要学会……
wǒde xiǎngfǎ shì ，tāmen dōu zài qīngchūnqī ，duìyú liàn\'ài shì hěn méngdǒng de 。wǒmen néng zuò de jiùshì hǎohāo yǐndǎo tāmen ，ràng tāmen zhújiàn lǐjiě ài de zhēnyì hé zérèn 。jiāo tāmen chǔlǐ hǎo xuéxí hé gǎnqíng de guānxi 。wǒ cóngxiǎo jiàodǎo sīkǎi chéngwéi yī míng shēnshì ，yào xuéhuì ……
My thought is that they are in adolescence and are very muddled about romantic love. What we can do is guide them well to help them to understand the true meaning and responsibilities of love. And to teach them how to manage the connection between study and relationships well. We have taught Sikai from when he was little, to become a gentleman, you have to learn ....
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趁青春做个伴。
chèn qīngchūn zuò gè bàn 。
Accompany us while we are young
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接下来我还准备带她回母校看看，找找青春时代的记忆。不知道我们刻下名字的那棵小白杨还在不在。
jiē xiàlái wǒ hái zhǔnbèi dài tā huí mǔxiào kàn kan ，zhǎozhao qīngchūn shídài de jìyì 。bù zhīdào wǒmen kè xià míngzi de nà kē xiǎo báiyáng hái zài bu zài 。
I'm also preparing to take her back to our old school to remember the days when we were younger. I don't know if the little white poplar we carved our names into is still there or not.
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