少年之家 shàoniánzhījiā children's center Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 少年 shàonián noun juvenile A young person, usually between the ages of ten and eighteen; an adolescent之 zhī particle [possessive] Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to 的 de but used in formal or literary writing.家 jiā noun home place where one lives; home; household; family