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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. young and tender
  2. (of food) tender; lightly cooked
  3. (of color) light
  4. (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. young; youthful
  2. tender/soft/delicate/light (color)/inexperienced/unskilled/young
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    柔軟​、​年輕​、​有​彈性
    soft; tender; delicate
    • 細路仔啲皮膚好嫩
      细路仔啲皮肤好嫩
      The skin of young children is very delicate.
  2. 形容詞
    經驗少​,​技巧​唔​夠
    immature; inexperienced
    • 佢嘅管理技巧都仲係好嫩
      佢嘅管理技巧都仲系好嫩
      His management skills are still very immature.
  3. 形容詞
    指​植物​被採​摘​嘅​時​候​比​較​年​輕
    (of plants) green
    • 啲葉好嫩
      啲叶好嫩
      The leaves are very green.
  4. 形容詞
    食物​烹調​時間​比​較​短​,​咬​落口​比​較​容易​咀嚼​同軟身
    soft and tender (of food)
    • 舊豆腐好嫩,好似攞筷子一夾就會碎咁。
      旧豆腐好嫩,好似攞筷子一夹就会碎咁。
      The tofu is very soft as if it will break once I pick it up with chopsticks.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    inexperienced; unskilled
  2. character, of colour
    light
  3. character, Min-Dong
    small
  4. character, of food
    tender; soft
  5. character
    tender; delicate
  6. character
    Nun (father of Joshua)
    (syn.) 农, 農
  7. character
    Used in transcription.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. soft, tender, delicate
  2. young
  3. Cangjie Input
    VDLK
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 年輕 – 年轻
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2987
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #633
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    老牛吃嫩草。
    老牛吃嫩草。
    lǎo niú chī nèn cǎo 。
    • Old women like dating young men.
    • An old husband has a wife far younger than him.
  2. Mandarin
    你觉得汤姆是不是太嫩了?
    你覺得湯姆是不是太嫩了?
    nǐ jué de tāng mǔ shì bù shì tài nèn le ?
    • Do you think Tom is too young?
  3. Mandarin
    黎巴嫩在哪?
    黎巴嫩在哪?
    lí bā nèn zài nǎ ?
    • Where is Lebanon?
    • Where's Lebanon?
  4. Mandarin
    “以前网络好稚嫩啊,是吧?”“不,并没有。”
    “以前網絡好稚嫩啊,是吧?”“不,並沒有。”
    “ yǐ qián wǎng luò hǎo zhì nèn a , shì ba ?”“ bù , bìng méi yǒu 。”
    • "The Internet was so innocent back then, wasn't it?" "No, it wasn't."
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢条村大细老嫩有成千人。
    呢條村大細老嫩有成千人。
    nei5 tiu4 cyun1 daai6 sai3 lou5 nyun6 jau5 sing4 cin1 jan4.
    • There are up to a thousand people in total in this village, regardless of age and gender.
  2. Cantonese
    柔嫩肌肤
    柔嫩肌膚
    jau4 nyun6 gei1 fu1
    • tender skin
  3. Cantonese
    其实要保护BB幼嫩嘅皮肤我觉得一年四季都要做,唔止冬天。
    其實要保護BB幼嫩嘅皮膚我覺得一年四季都要做,唔止冬天。
    kei4 sat6 jiu3 bou2 wu6 bi4 bi1 jau3 nyun6 ge3 pei4 fu1 ngo5 gok3 dak1 jat1 nin4 sei3 gwai3 dou1 jiu3 zou6, m4 zi2 dung1 tin1
    • I think it's important to protect your baby's delicate skin all year round, not just in winter.
  4. Cantonese
    唉,收工之后仲要返兼职,冇计啦,仔细老婆嫩。
    唉,收工之後仲要返兼職,冇計啦,仔細老婆嫩。
    aai1, sau1 gung1 zi1 hau6 zung6 jiu3 faan1 gim1 zik1, mou5 gai2 laa1, zai2 sai3 lou5 po4 nyun6.
    • Why do I still have part time job after I get off? I have no other alternative, as I have my little kids and young wife to take care of.
  5. Cantonese
    块肉眼扒好嫩好多汁。
    塊肉眼扒好嫩好多汁。
    faai3 juk6 ngaan5 paa2 hou2 nyun6 hou2 do1 zap1.
    • The rib-eye steak is tender and juicy.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    另外一个老牛吃嫩草不会有好下场的原因是年龄的代沟。
    另外一個老牛吃嫩草不會有好下場的原因是年齡的代溝。
    lìng wài yī ge lǎo niú chī nèn cǎo bù huì yǒu hǎo xià chǎng de yuán yīn shì nián líng de dài gōu .
    • Another reason why robbing the cradle end badly is because of the generation gap.
  2. Mandarin
    后来的那个人 一定爱你很深 不像我用稚嫩带来伤痕
    後來的那個人 一定愛你很深 不像我用稚嫩帶來傷痕
    hòu lái de nà ge rén , yī dìng ài nǐ hěn shēn , bù xiàng wǒ yòng zhì nèn dài lái shāng hén
    • Now you've found someone. Who loves you so deeply. Unlike me, whose naivety only left you harmfulness. [Official translation]
      That person who comes after definitely loves you so deeply, unlike me, who brought scars with naivety. [Literal translation]
  3. Mandarin
    亚伯拉罕又跑到牛群里,牵了一只又嫩又好的牛犊来,交给仆人,仆人急忙预备好了。
    亞伯拉罕又跑到牛羣裏,牽了一隻又嫩又好的牛犢來,交給僕人,僕人急忙預備好了。
    yà bó lā hǎn yòu pǎo dào niú qún li , qiān le yī zhī yòu nèn yòu hǎo de niú dú lái , jiāo gěi pú rén , pú rén jí máng yù bèi hǎo le .
    • And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto the servant; and he hasted to dress it. [English Revised Version]
  4. Mandarin
    地上的树,格外青翠,草地格外润湿、嫩绿,路也由原来的灰白变成了淡黑,楼前的迎春金桔、报年红、黄菊,花儿叶儿格外的舒坦、艳丽、悦目……
    地上的樹,格外青翠,草地格外潤濕、嫩綠,路也由原來的灰白變成了淡黑,樓前的迎春金桔、報年紅、黃菊,花兒葉兒格外的舒坦、豔麗、悦目……
    dì shang de shù , gé wài qīng cuì , cǎo dì gé wài rùn shī , nèn lǜ , lù yě yóu yuán lái de huī bái biàn chéng le dàn hēi , lóu qián de yíng chūn jīn jú , bào nián hóng , huáng jú , huā r5 yè r5 gé wài de shū tǎn , yàn lì , yuè mù . . . . . .
    • The trees on the ground are particularly verdant; the lawn is particularly moist and green; the roads have also turned from a greyish white into a pale black; as for the kumquats, poinsettias, and yellow chrysanthemums for welcoming the spring at the front of the building, the flowers and leaves are particularly soothing, enchanting, and pleasing to the eye...
  5. Mandarin
    苎麻嫩梢
    苧麻嫩梢
    zhù má nèn shāo
    • ramie shoot