稚嫩 zhìnèn young and tender
young and tender; puerile; soft and immature
How to remember 稚嫩: 稚 young + 嫩 soft = young and tender.
Characters
How it is used
- Young-and-tender, often mildly critical of immaturity - 他的演技还很稚嫩 (tā de yǎnjì hái hěn zhìnèn) his acting is still green/unpolished.
- Also literal and warm of a child: 稚嫩的脸庞 (zhìnèn de liǎnpáng) a soft young face.
- More literary than 幼稚 (yòuzhì, childish/naive), which is usually purely negative.