青春 qīngchūn youth
youth; youthfulness
How to remember 青春: 青 blue-green + 春 spring = youth.
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How it is used
- Youth, the prime of one's young years - 青春年华 (qīngchūn niánhuá) the years of youth, 珍惜青春 (zhēnxī qīngchūn) to cherish one's youth.
- The romantic/emotional idea of youthfulness, not just the age bracket (that's 青少年); think vitality and fleeting young years.
- 青春片 (qīngchūn piàn) = coming-of-age films.