青澀

青涩
qīngsè
  1. underripe
  2. (fig.) young and inexperienced

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) immature; pubescent
  2. immature; pubescent
  3. unripe; immature

Wiktionary

  1. 果實生澀未成熟。
  2. 形容人幼稚不成熟。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 青 qīng
  1. green
  2. blue
  3. black
  4. youth
  5. young (of people)
2 澀 sè
  1. astringent
  2. tart
  3. acerbity
  4. unsmooth
  5. rough (surface)
  6. hard to understand
  7. obscure

Related entries

半生不熟 bànshēngbùshóu
  1. underripe
  2. half-cooked
  3. (fig.) not mastered (of a technique)
  4. clumsy
  5. halting
初出茅廬 chūchūmáolú
  1. venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. young and inexperienced
  3. novice
  4. greenhorn