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幼稚

yòu zhì · you zhi

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. young
  2. childish
  3. puerile
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Hopscotch in the park

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)在(zài)地上(dìshang)跳(tiào)格子(gézi)？

    Liangliang, why are you hopping squares on the ground?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)最(zuì)爱(ài)玩(wán)这个(zhège)。

    I loved this most when I was little.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不觉得(bùjuéde)有点(yǒudiǎn)幼稚(yòuzhì)吗(ma)？

    Don't you think it's a little childish?

  4. Liangliang

    幼稚(yòuzhì)怎么了(zěnmele)？我(wǒ)玩(wán)得(de)很(hěn)开心(kāixīn)。

    So what if it's childish? I'm having fun.

  5. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)也(yě)来(lái)试试(shìshì)。哇(wa)，真(zhēn)好玩(hǎowán)！

    Okay, I'll try it too. Wow, it's really fun!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)再(zài)跳(tiào)十次(shícì)吧(ba)！

    Then jump ten more times!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

是(shì)你(nǐ)该(gāi)放(fàng)弃(qì)你(nǐ)幼(yòu)稚(zhì)手(shǒu)段(duàn)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)了(le)。

It is time you left off your childish ways.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)的(de)思(sī)维(wéi)方(fāng)式(shì)很(hěn)幼(yòu)稚(zhì)。

His way of thinking is very childish.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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