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The article examines the way the concept of youth was formed in historical and comparative perspective (based on the Russian and Chinese languages). Particular attention is paid to the means of expression of the given concept which holds a special place among mental constructions connected with the reflection of the idea of human age division in the language picture of the world based on the diametrically different cultures.