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少不更事 — “Young and inexperienced”

少不更事 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Young and inexperienced”. Naive; lacking worldly experience. Literally, “Young and not experienced in matters”.

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少不更事 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 少shào
  • 不bù
  • 更gēng
  • 事shì

少不更事 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
少
shào4few, little, or lack
不
bù4not
更
gēng7even more
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking

Example Sentence with 少不更事

他初入职场,少不更事,犯了一些小错误,但大家都很理解。
He's new to the workplace, young and inexperienced, and made some minor mistakes, but everyone was very understanding.

Idioms Related to 少不更事

Synonyms of 少不更事

  • chū初chū出máo茅lú庐new to a job or field
  • yǔ羽máo毛wèi未fēng丰young and inexperienced

Antonyms of 少不更事

  • shào少nián年lǎo老chéng成young in years, old in manner
  • bǎo饱jīng经fēng风shuāng霜experienced many hardships

More idioms starting with 少

  • shào少bù不jīng经shì事Young and inexperienced
  • shǎo少chī吃jiǎn俭yòng用eat less and use sparingly
  • shǎo少chī吃quē缺chuān穿lacking food and clothing
  • shào少zhuàng壮bù不nǔ努lì力,,lǎo老dà大tú徒shāng伤bēi悲Work hard in youth or regret in old age
  • shào少zhuàng壮pài派vigorous young generation
  • shǎo少tóu头méi没wěi尾incomplete or poorly done
  • shǎo少tóu头quē缺wěi尾incomplete or fragmentary
  • shào少nǚ女nèn嫩fù妇young and delicate women
  • shǎo少ān安wù勿zào躁be patient, do not be impatient
  • shǎo少ān安wú无zào躁Calm down and be patient
  • shǎo少ān安wú毋zào躁Be patient and calm
  • shào少xiǎo小wú无cāi猜innocent childhood playmates

Questions about 少不更事

What does 少不更事 mean?
少不更事 (shào bù gēng shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Young and inexperienced”.
How do you pronounce 少不更事?
少不更事 is pronounced shào bù gēng shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 少不更事 literally mean?
Literally, 少不更事 means “Young and not experienced in matters”. It is used to mean “Young and inexperienced”.
What is the Chinese definition of 少不更事?
少:年轻;更:经历。年纪轻,没有经历过什么事情。指经验不多。
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