成人

• 拼音: chéng rén
• 汉字拆解: 成 = 戊 (weapon) + 丁 (nail), meaning to become or accomplish; 人 = pictograph of a standing person

含义

Adult; grown-up. A person who has reached the age of maturity.

Used both as a noun (an adult person) and as an adjective (for adults). In China, legal adulthood begins at 18. Common in contexts like 成人教育 (adult education), 成人票 (adult ticket), and 成人礼 (coming-of-age ceremony).

例句

1. 买票的时候，成人票和儿童票的价格不一样。
2. 他已经是成人了，应该自己做决定。
3. 这部电影只适合成人观看。

用法指南

语境: official, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 成人应该对自己的行为负责。(Adults should be responsible for their own actions.)
• 这个游泳池分成人区和儿童区。(This swimming pool has separate areas for adults and children.)

错误说法

• 他已经是一个成人人了 (Don't say 成人人 — 成人 already includes 人; just say 他已经是成人了)

起源与历史

成 means to become or to accomplish; 人 means person. Together they mean someone who has become a full person — an adult.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal