新年到了，微信朋友圈突然开始流行秀“我的18岁”。
原来是因为随着2018年的到来，最后一批90后（1999年12月31日）也已经18岁了，90后全部成年，进入了“00后时代”。
在很长一段时间里，90后有各种各样的“标签”，甚至被称为“垮掉的一代”。
现在进入了“00后时代”，他们也有各种各样的评价，比如“早熟”“个性”等。
00后和90后、80后不一样，他们出生在一个物质条件丰富的环境，是很有同情心的一代人。
良好的教育让他们也很理性，习惯追求真理和规则，但他们的想法可能不被父母接受，所以他们也是孤独的一代。
2018年1月，最早的一批00后就要成年了，但是年龄上的成年不代表真正的成年，成年人意味着更多的责任。
很多中国孩子在18岁的时候还没有真正成年。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 新年 | xīn nián | New Year |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 微信 | Wēi xìn | Weixin or WeChat |
| 朋友圈 | Péng you quān | Moments (social networking function of smartphone app WeChat) |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 流行 | liú xíng | (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable |
| 秀 | xiù | (loanword) show |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 原来 | yuán lái | so, actually, as it turns out |
| 是 | shì | indeed (used for emphasis) |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 随着 | suí zhe | along with / in the wake of / following |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 到来 | dào lái | arrival; advent |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last; ultimate |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 批 | pī | classifier for batches, lots, military flights |
| 后 | hòu | behind / later / post- |
| 月 | yuè | month / monthly |
| 日 | rì | sun / day / date, day of the month |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 全部 | quán bù | whole; all |
| 成年 | chéng nián | to grow to adulthood |
| 进入 | jìn rù | to enter / to join / to go into |
| 时代 | shí dài | age / era / epoch / period (in one's life) |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 长 | cháng | long |
| 段 | duàn | classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 里 | lǐ | lining / interior / inside |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 各种各样 | gè zhǒng gè yàng | various kinds / all sorts |
| 标签 | biāo qiān | label / tag / (computing) tab (GUI element) |
| 甚至 | shèn zhì | even; so much so that |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 称为 | chēng wéi | to be called; to be known as; to call it "..." |
| 垮掉的一代 | kuǎ diào de yí dài | a generation seen as decadent, apathetic, or hopeless; often used pejoratively |
| 现在 | xiàn zài | now; at present; currently |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 评价 | píng jià | to evaluate / to assess |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 早熟 | zǎo shú | precocious; early-maturing |
| 个性 | gè xìng | individuality / personality |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 一样 | yī yàng | same / like / equal to / the same as |
| 出生 | chū shēng | to be born |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one / the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 物质 | wù zhì | matter / substance / material |
| 条件 | tiáo jiàn | condition; circumstance; term; factor / situation; state; condition |
| 丰富 | fēng fù | rich / plentiful / abundant |
| 环境 | huán jìng | environment / circumstances / surroundings |
| 同情心 | tóng qíng xīn | sympathy; compassion; the feeling of pity for others |
| 一代人 | yī dài rén | a generation of people; one age cohort |
| 良好 | liáng hǎo | good / favorable / well / fine |
| 教育 | jiào yù | education |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 理性 | lǐ xìng | rational |
| 习惯 | xí guàn | to be used to |
| 追求 | zhuī qiú | to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly / to seek after |
| 真理 | zhēn lǐ | truth |
| 规则 | guī zé | rule; regulation |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 想法 | xiǎng fǎ | way of thinking; opinion; notion |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 父母 | fù mǔ | father and mother; parents |
| 接受 | jiē shòu | to accept; to acquiesce |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 孤独 | gū dú | lonely / solitary |
| 一代 | yī dài | an era; an age; a generation |
| 最早 | zuì zǎo | earliest; the first and earliest in time |
| 就要 | jiù yào | to be going to |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 年龄 | nián líng | (a person's) age |
| 上 | shàng | (noun suffix) on; above |
| 代表 | dài biǎo | to represent / to stand for |
| 真正 | zhēn zhèng | genuine; real; true |
| 成年人 | chéng nián rén | adult person |
| 意味着 | yì wèi zhe | to signify / to mean / to imply |
| 更多 | gèng duō | more; greater in amount, degree, or number |
| 责任 | zé rèn | responsibility; duty; liability |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 时候 | shí hou | time / length of time / moment / period |
| 还 | hái | still, still in progress, yet |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | haven't / hasn't |