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Definition
Problem teen; a teenager with behavioral or social issues.
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How it's used
This term carries a slightly judgmental or stigmatizing tone, often used by adults to describe youth who exhibit rebellious or delinquent behavior. It is rarely used by the teenagers themselves as a self-descriptor. It focuses more on the behavioral problems or social deviance rather than just being a misunderstood adolescent.
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He used to be a troubled teen and was always fighting.
Don't act like those troubled teenagers.
Common phrases
to become a troubled teen
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe a teenager who is simply going through a difficult emotional phase or having a bad day. It implies a pattern of problematic or antisocial conduct that concerns others.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
