小学生 | xiǎo xué shēng | primary school student / schoolchild / CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2] / (fig.) beginner | |
菜鸟 | cài niǎo | (coll.) sb new to a particular subject / rookie / beginner / newbie | |
初心 | chū xīn | (one's) original intention, aspiration etc / (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would) |