少年老成 shào nián lǎo chéng

accomplished though young; lacking youthful vigor

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 78787th word

Definitions

  1. 1. accomplished though young
  2. 2. lacking youthful vigor

Characters

Character Meaning
少 shào HSK 1
few; less; to lack
年 nián HSK 1
year; grain; harvest (old)
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete