初生之犢不畏虎 chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ

fig. the fearlessness of youth

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. the fearlessness of youth
  2. 2. lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
初 chū HSK 5
(at the) beginning; at first; first
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
犢 dú
calf; sacrificial victim
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
畏 wèi HSK 6
to fear
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger