白面书生 bái miàn shū shēng

bookish, naive young man; inexperienced scholar

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
  2. 2. still wet behind the ears

Characters

Character Meaning
白 bái HSK 2
white; bright; pure
面 miàn HSK 1
face; surface; aspect
书 shū HSK 1
book; to write; letter
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw