乳臭未干 rǔ xiù wèi gān

very young and not experienced

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 18544th word

Definitions

  1. 1. smell of mother's milk not yet dried (idiom); immature and inexperienced
  2. 2. still wet behind the ears

Characters

Character Meaning
乳 rǔ HSK 6
milk; breast
臭 xiù HSK 5
smelly; to smell (bad); stench
未 wèi HSK 5
not yet; not; have not
干 gān HSK 3
to do; to work; to manage