<p>Some suggestions:</p>

<p>多愁善感 is a common phrase for describing moody</p>

<p>Moody teenagers would be 多愁善感的少年 or simply 多愁少年 </p>

<p>林黛玉 in 紅樓夢 is a classic example of 多愁善感的少女 (多愁少女)</p>

<p>~</p>

<p>憤青 short for 憤怒青年 (angry teenager)</p>

<p>~</p>

<p>抑鬱少年 (depress teenager)</p>

<p>~</p>

<p>情緒化 means 'emotional' </p>

<p>情緒化的少年 means 'emotional teenager'</p>

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<p>There are few common ways to describe moody teenagers, albeit not overly precise:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>(很)叛逆(期)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>or </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>青春(期)</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I'm wondering if there is anything more colorful to describe these cranky kids?</p>

<word-requests><phrase-request>
Descriptors for moody teenagers?
# Descriptors for moody teenagers?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-16)

There are few common ways to describe moody teenagers, albeit not overly precise:

> (很)叛逆(期)

or

> 青春(期)

I'm wondering if there is anything more colorful to describe these cranky kids?

**Tags:** word-requests, phrase-request


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-06-16. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Some suggestions:

多愁善感 is a common phrase for describing moody

Moody teenagers would be 多愁善感的少年 or simply 多愁少年

林黛玉 in 紅樓夢 is a classic example of 多愁善感的少女 (多愁少女)

~

憤青 short for 憤怒青年 (angry teenager)

~

抑鬱少年 (depress teenager)

~

情緒化 means 'emotional'

情緒化的少年 means 'emotional teenager'


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