Chinese Word: 幼 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

幼HSK 5

Pinyin: yòu

English Definition: young

Chinese Definition:
①年纪小，初出生的：幼儿。幼虫。幼苗。幼年。
②小孩儿：幼教(jiào)。幼师。扶老携幼。
③对儿童爱护：“幼吾幼，以及人之幼。”

Synonym: 小

Antonyms: 成老长

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 幺

Ideographic:One with little 幺 strength 力; 幺 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 幺 [ yāo ] one; tiny, small
- 力 [ lì ] strength, power; capability, influence

Similar Characters: 窈坳拗助

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幼儿园HSK 5	yòu ér yuán	kindergarten; nursery school
幼儿	yòu ér	young child; infant; preschooler
幼稚HSK 6	yòu zhì	young; childish; puerile
幼虫	yòu chóng	larva
自幼	zì yòu	since childhood

1		nǐ 你 zhēn de 真的 zhè me 这么 yòu zhì 幼稚 ma 吗？ Are you really that childish?
2		yòu ér yuán 幼儿园 lǎo shī 老师 zài jiào 在教 hái zi men 孩子们 chàng 唱 ér gē 儿歌。 Kindergarten teachers are teaching children to sing children's songs.
3		yòu ér yuán 幼儿园 lǐ 里 de 的 hái zi men 孩子们 zài 在 cǎo dì 草地 shàng 上 wán shuǎ 玩耍。 The children in the kindergarten are playing on the lawn.
4		mǔ jī 母鸡 kě yǐ 可以 tōng guò 通过 bǔ yù 哺育 yòu jī 幼鸡 lái 来 biǎo dá 表达 mǔ ài 母爱。 Hens can express maternal love by nurturing chicks.
5		wǒ 我 zhí zi 侄子 gāng gang 刚刚 wǔ 五 suì 岁， yǐ jīng 已经 shàng 上 yòu ér yuán 幼儿园 le 了。 My nephew just turned five years old and he's already in kindergarten.

1		nǐ 你 zhēn de 真的 zhè me 这么 yòu zhì 幼稚 ma 吗？ Are you really that childish?
2		yòu ér yuán 幼儿园 lǎo shī 老师 zài jiào 在教 hái zi men 孩子们 chàng 唱 ér gē 儿歌。 Kindergarten teachers are teaching children to sing children's songs.
3		yòu ér yuán 幼儿园 lǐ 里 de 的 hái zi men 孩子们 zài 在 cǎo dì 草地 shàng 上 wán shuǎ 玩耍。 The children in the kindergarten are playing on the lawn.
4		mǔ jī 母鸡 kě yǐ 可以 tōng guò 通过 bǔ yù 哺育 yòu jī 幼鸡 lái 来 biǎo dá 表达 mǔ ài 母爱。 Hens can express maternal love by nurturing chicks.
5		wǒ 我 zhí zi 侄子 gāng gang 刚刚 wǔ 五 suì 岁， yǐ jīng 已经 shàng 上 yòu ér yuán 幼儿园 le 了。 My nephew just turned five years old and he's already in kindergarten.