雏儿 (chú ér) — (noun) young and inexperienced person, rookie, greenhorn; (noun, sensitive) very young prostitute; (noun, less common) young girl
Definition
雏儿 literally means a baby bird, but figuratively it means a naive, inexperienced person — like 'greenhorn' or 'rookie'. The metaphor is childlike innocence, not just inexperience.
noun
young and inexperienced personrookiegreenhorn(noun, sensitive) very young prostitute(noun, less common) young girl
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 雏儿，。Tā zài gōng sī hái shì gè chú ér, shén me dōu bù dǒng.He is still a rookie in the company and doesn't know anything.
- 雏儿，。Zhè ge chú ér dì yī cì cān jiā bǐ sài, biǎo xiàn bú cuò.This newcomer performed well in his first competition.
- 雏儿，。Nà ge chú ér cái shí suì, tiān zhēn kě ài.That little girl is only ten, innocent and lovely.
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