半生不熟 bàn shēng bù shóu

DEFINITIONS

  1. underripe
  2. half-cooked
  3. (fig.) not mastered (of a technique)
  4. clumsy
  5. halting

CHARACTERS

半 bàn
HSK 3
half
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
熟 shóu
HSK 4
well-cooked; ripe; familiar with