Chinese Conversation · Level 53
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Chinese word
晚辈
Pronunciation
Pinyinwǎn bèi
Meaning
- nounyounger people
Example
他很照顾晚辈。tā hěn zhào gù wǎn bèi
He takes good care of younger people.
More examples
我常和晚辈聊天，听听他们的想法。wǒ cháng hé wǎn bèi liáo tiān tīng tīng tā men de xiáng fǎ
I often chat with younger people and listen to their ideas.
Core concept
People who come later in a family, group, or profession, viewed from someone with greater age or seniority.
Common phrases
和晚辈聊天hé wǎn bèi liáo tiān
chat with younger people
提醒晚辈注意tí xǐng wǎn bèi zhù yì
remind younger people to pay attention
Similar words
后辈hòu bèi: A junior member of the same organization or profession who arrived later.
同辈tóng bèi: A peer from the same generation and roughly the same age.
长辈zhǎng bèi: A person of an older generation or higher seniority within a family, group, or profession.
Definition in Chinese
在家庭、团体或职业关系中，属于比自己年轻或辈分靠后的那一代人。zài jiā tíng tuán tǐ huò zhí yè guān xì zhōng shǔ yú bǐ zì jǐ nián qīng huò bèi fēn kào hòu de nà yí dài rén
Word origin
晚辈 (wǎnbèi, "junior generation") combines 晚 (wǎn, "late") with 辈 (bèi, "generation or rank"), framing someone as part of a later generation or junior level.
Usage tips
- It fits family and workplace relationships, but it is not a general label for every young person because age matters together with the relationship.
Other meanings
- juniornoun
- younger generationnoun
Opposites
- 长辈zhǎng bèiolder peoplenoun
- 前辈qián bèiseniorsnoun