幼稚

yòuzhì
adjective HSK 7-9 #5,760

Meanings

  1. 1 childish; immature; naive
  2. 2 young and inexperienced

Characters

Both characters convey youth and immaturity - together they describe behavior or thinking that is childishly simple or undeveloped.

Examples

HSK 2
Tā de xiǎngfǎ tài yòuzhì le.
His ideas are too naive.
HSK 3
Bié zhème yòuzhì, chéngshú yīdiǎn hǎobuhǎo?
Don't be so childish - can you be a bit more mature?

Tips

usage
幼稚 is almost always negative when describing adults - it means 'childish' as a criticism. But 幼稚园 (kindergarten - literally 'infant garden') is completely neutral. In Taiwan, 幼稚园 is still the standard word for kindergarten, while mainland China uses 幼儿园.

Stroke Order

yòu
zhì