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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    adj.young

    • tā hěn yòu zhì

      幼稚

      He's so young.

    • wǒ xiǎng yǒng yuǎn zuò yī gè yòu zhì de hái tóng

      永远幼稚孩童

      I want to be a young child forever.

    • nǐ hái shi zhè me yòu zhì

      还是这么幼稚

      You are still so young!

  • 2

    adj.naive; childish; puerile

    • tā fēi cháng yòu zhì

      非常幼稚

      He's really immature.

    • tā yǒu shí hou hěn yòu zhì

      时候幼稚

      He can be so naive sometimes.

    • tā men cháo xiào tā de nǔ lì hěn yòu zhì

      他们嘲笑努力幼稚

      They deride his efforts as childish.

Word usage

  • Note
    "幼稚" is different from "天真". "天真" emphasizes innocence and easy to be deceived by illusions; "幼稚" emphasizes being young, having little experience and inexperience.