稚嫩 (zhì nèn) — young and tender (of appearance, age); puerile, immature (of ideas, behavior)
Definition
Describes someone who looks or acts very young — both in appearance and in immature ideas. Compared with 幼稚, it leans more on the 'young-looking' sense; 幼稚 stresses childish behavior or thinking.
adjective
young and tender (of appearance, age)puerileimmature (of ideas, behavior)
Examples
- ，稚嫩。Tā suī rán yǐ jīng èr shí suì le, dàn kàn qǐ lái hái shì hěn zhì nèn.She looks very young and tender even though she's already twenty.
- 稚嫩，。Tā de xiǎng fǎ tài zhì nèn le, hái xū yào duō xué xí.His ideas are too puerile; he still needs to learn more.
- 稚嫩。Zhè zhǒng zhì nèn de shēng yīn yì tīng jiù zhī dào shì gè hái zi.This kind of young and tender voice is obviously a child's.
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