初出茅廬 chū chū máo lú

young and inexperienced; novice; greenhorn

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. young and inexperienced
  2. 2. novice
  3. 3. greenhorn
  4. 4. venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
初 chū HSK 5
(at the) beginning; at first; first
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out
茅 máo
reeds; rushes; surname Mao
廬 lú
hut