雏儿

雛兒
chú'ér
noun #33,764

Meanings

  1. 1 newly hatched bird; chick
  2. 2 (figurative) inexperienced person; greenhorn
  3. 3 (slighting) young woman; chick (slang)

Examples

Tā gāng rùháng, háishì gè chú'ér.
He's just entered the field — still a greenhorn.
Cháo lǐ de chú'ér zhāng zhe zuǐ děng shíwù.
The chicks in the nest open their beaks waiting for food.

Tips

register
Erhua-ed (-suffixed) Beijing colloquial. Three senses, ranked by frequency: (1) figurative 'rookie/newbie', most common today; (2) literal baby bird; (3) old-fashioned slighting term for a young woman, comparable to English 'chick' — avoid this sense in modern speech, it sounds dated and patronizing.

Stroke Order

chú
ér