青春期 qīngchūnqī puberty
puberty; adolescence
How to remember 青春期: 青 blue-green + 春 spring + 期 a period of time = puberty.
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How it is used
- Puberty / adolescence (the developmental stage) - 青春期的孩子 (qīngchūnqī de háizi) a kid going through puberty.
- The clinical/developmental term for the teenage transition, unlike 青春 which is the poetic sense of youth.
- 叛逆期 (pànnì qī, rebellious phase) often overlaps in usage.