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青年人

Mandarin · pinyin qīng nián rén

young person
the young

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青: qīng · blue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
年: nián · year; new-years; person's age
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else

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1–2–2 · qing1 nian2 ren2

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noun

young person; youth

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