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嫩

nèn

HSK 5 Character

What 嫩 means

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

Other readings

嫩 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• nènold variant of {嫩|nèn}

Example sentences

• 老牛吃嫩草。
  Lǎoniúchīnèncǎo.
  Old women like dating young men.
• 黎巴嫩在哪？
  Where is Lebanon?
• 希望你喜欢黎巴嫩菜肴。
  I hope you like Lebanese food.
• 你觉得汤姆是不是太嫩了？
  Nǐ juéde Tāngmǔ shì bù shì tài nèn le?
  Do you think Tom is too young?
• “以前网络好稚嫩啊，是吧？”“不，并没有。”
  "The Internet was so innocent back then, wasn't it?" "No, it wasn't."
• 将羽衣甘蓝切片，放入锅中，加入橄榄油、大蒜、盐和胡椒，煮至软嫩可口。
  Slice the kale, and add it to a pan, with olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper, and wait until it is soft and tasty.

Words starting with 嫩

• 嫩绿nèn lǜtender green; soft green
• 嫩芽nèn yátender shoots
• 嫩主nèn zhǔnewbie
• 嫩肉粉nèn ròu fěnmeat tenderizer powder
• 嫩江市Nèn jiāng ShìNenjiang, a county-level city in Heihe City 黑河市
• 嫩叶nèn yètender young leaves
• 嫩苗nèn miáoseedling; tender young shoot; sprout
• 嫩江Nèn jiāngsee 嫩江市

Words containing 嫩

• 黎巴嫩Lí bā nènLebanon
• 稚嫩zhì nènyoung and tender; puerile; soft and immature
• 娇嫩jiāo nentender and lovely; fragile; delicate
• 白嫩bái nèn(of skin etc) fair; delicate
• 细嫩xì nèntender
• 柔嫩róu nèntender; delicate (texture)
• 装嫩zhuāng nènto act young; to affect a youthful appearance
• 脸皮嫩liǎn pí nènbashful; shy
• 细皮嫩肉xì pí nèn ròusoft skin and tender flesh (idiom); smooth-skinned
• 巴尔克嫩德Bā ěr kè nèn déJan Pieter Balkenende (1956-), prime minister of the Netherlands 2002-2010
• 老牛吃嫩草lǎo niú chī nèn cǎolit. an old cow eats young grass (idiom); fig. a May-December relationship…
• 帕德嫩神庙Pà dé nèn Shén miàoParthenon Temple on the Acropolis, Athens (Tw)
• 香娇玉嫩xiāng jiāo yù nèna beautiful woman

Characters that look like 嫩

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 撒sāto let go; to cast; to let loose
• 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift
• 撇piēto cast away; to fling aside
• 獗juéused in 猖獗
• 撅juēto protrude; to stick out; to pout (also written 噘)
• 璇xuán(jade)

Sounds the same

Read nèn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 恁to think; this; which?