shēng sè

Traditional: 生澀

生涩 (shēng sè) is a Chinese word meaning “unripe; tart; not fully proficient”.

Meanings

  1. 1unripe
  2. 2tart
  3. 3not fully proficient
  4. 4somewhat shaky

Characters in 生涩

生shēng · to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born涩sè · astringent

Related words

先生teacher发生to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out生活to live医生doctor; medical practitioner生命life (as the characteristic of living beings)生to grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born生气to get angry; to be furious生日birthday生意life force生意business学生student人生life (one's time on earth)

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