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嫩

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nèn

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Definitions

  1. 1. young and tender
  2. 2. (of food) tender; lightly cooked
  3. 3. (of color) light
  4. 4. (of a person) inexperienced; unskilled

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老牛吃 嫩 草。
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Words Containing 嫩

嫩主
nèn zhǔ

newbie

嫩绿
nèn lǜ

tender green; soft green

嫩芽
nèn yá

tender shoots

嫩苗
nèn miáo

seedling; tender young shoot; sprout

嫩叶
nèn yè

tender young leaves

娇嫩
jiāo nen

tender and lovely

巴尔克嫩德
bā ěr kè nèn dé

Jan Pieter Balkenende (1956-), prime minister of the Netherlands 2002-2010

柔嫩
róu nèn

tender

白嫩
bái nèn

(of skin etc) fair

稚嫩
zhì nèn

young and tender

细嫩
xì nèn

tender

细皮嫩肉
xì pí nèn ròu

soft skin and tender flesh (idiom)

老牛吃嫩草
lǎo niú chī nèn cǎo

fig. a May-December relationship

脸皮嫩
liǎn pí nèn

bashful

装嫩
zhuāng nèn

to act young

香娇玉嫩
xiāng jiāo yù nèn

a beautiful woman

黎巴嫩
lí bā nèn

Lebanon

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