白嫩 (bái nèn) — fair and delicate (of skin or complexion); white and tender (of food like tofu)

Definition

Examples

• 这个婴儿的皮肤很白嫩。
  Zhè ge yīng ér de pí fū hěn bái nèn.
  This baby's skin is very fair and delicate.
• 她的双手白嫩细长，一看就没干过粗活。
  Tā de shuāng shǒu bái nèn xì cháng, yí kàn jiù méi gān guò cū huó.
  Her hands were fair and delicate with long fingers — you could tell at a glance she'd never done manual labor.
• 这盘豆腐又白嫩又滑，入口即化。
  Zhè pán dòu fu yòu bái nèn yòu huá, rù kǒu jí huà.
  This plate of tofu is both white and tender and so smooth it melts in your mouth.

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