嫩

Young and tender in Chinese: 嫩 (nèn)

nèn

young and tender

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-92 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1young and tender
  2. 2(of food) tender; lightly cooked
  3. 3(of color) light
  4. 4(of a person) inexperienced; unskilled

Stroke order

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嫩

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄣˋ

nèn

ㄋ/ nㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 老牛吃嫩草。

    lǎo niú chī nèn cǎo。

    Old women like dating young men.

  • 黎巴嫩在哪？

    lí bā nèn zài nǎ？

    Where is Lebanon?

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Related words

能源

néng yuán

energy

宁可

nìng kě

preferably

佩服

pèi fú

to admire

疲劳

pí láo

fatigue

飘

piāo

to float

朴素

pǔ sù

plain and simple

奇迹

qí jì

miracle

侵略

qīn lüè

to invade

勤劳

qín láo

hardworking

清淡

qīng dàn

light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)

娶

qǔ

to take a wife

嚷

rǎng

to shout

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