幼稚 (yòu zhì) — childish, immature (in behavior or thinking); naive, puerile
Definition
Criticizes an adult's behavior or thinking as childish and beneath their age, often negative. Compared to 天真 (innocent, often neutral) and 稚嫩 (soft/immature, milder, can describe style), 幼稚 is sharper and more judgmental.
adjective
childishimmature (in behavior or thinking)naivepuerile
Examples
- 幼稚，。Zhè zhǒng xiǎng fǎ tài yòu zhì le, gēn běn bú xiàn shí.This kind of thinking is too childish — it's completely unrealistic.
- 幼稚，。Bié xiào wǒ yòu zhì, wǒ zhǐ shì xiǎng bǎo liú yì diǎn tóng xīn.Don't laugh at me for being childish — I just want to keep a little childlike heart.
- ，幼稚。Tā sān shí suì le hái zuò zhè zhǒng shì, zhēn shì yòu zhì.He's thirty years old and still does things like this — truly childish.
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