minor; person under the legal age of majority
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a person who has not reached the legal age of majority; a minor
formalA specific legal term. In mainland China, it refers to anyone under the age of 18.
Fǎ法
lǜ律
duì对
wèi未
chéng成
nián年
rén人
yǒu有
tè特
shū殊
de的
bǎo保
hù护
guī规
dìng定
。
The law has special protective provisions for minors.
Zhè这
jiā家
jiǔ酒
bā吧
jìn禁
zhǐ止
xiàng向
wèi未
chéng成
nián年
rén人
shòu售
jiǔ酒
。
This bar is prohibited from selling alcohol to minors.
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Zài在
wǒ我
guó国
，
wèi未
mǎn满
shí十
bā八
zhōu周
suì岁
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
wèi未
chéng成
nián年
rén人
。
In our country, anyone under the age of eighteen is considered a minor.