Definition
少男少女 is a fixed four-character phrase meaning 'teenage boys and girls' or 'adolescents'. The 少 in each part is pronounced shào (as in 少年 'teenager'), not shǎo ('few'). It's a compact way to refer collectively to young people of both genders, often used in media, literature, or descriptive contexts about youth.
n.
teenage boys and girlsadolescent youths
Examples
- 少男少女。Zhè bù xiǎoshuō miáoxiě le yì qún shǎo de chéngzhǎng gùshì.This novel depicts the coming-of-age story of a group of teenage boys and girls.
- 少男少女，。Gōngyuán li yǒu jǐ ge shǎo zài huá huábǎn, xiàoshēng bù duàn.A few teenage boys and girls in the park were skateboarding, their laughter never stopping.
- 少男少女。Xiànzài de shǎo xǐhuan yòng shǒujī pāizhào fēnxiǎng shēnghuó.Today's teenage boys and girls like to take photos with their phones and share their lives.
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