Chinese Word: 熟 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

熟HSK 4

Pinyin: shú

English Definition: cooked (of food); ripe (of fruit); mature (of seeds); familiar; skilled; done; also pr. [shou2]

Chinese Definition:
①食物烧煮到可吃的程度：饭熟了。
②植物的果实或种子长成，又特指庄稼可收割或有收成：成熟。瓜熟蒂落。
③程度深：熟睡。熟思(经久而周密地思考)。深思熟虑。
④做某种工作时间长了，精通而有经验：熟练。娴熟。熟习。熟能生巧。
⑤习惯，常见，知道清楚：熟人。熟悉。熟记(强记)。经过加工炼制的：熟铁。熟皮子。熟石膏。熟石灰。

Antonyms: 生生2

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 火

Pictophonetic: 孰 indicates the sound; 灬 (fire) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 孰 [ shú ] who? which? what? which one?
- 灬 [ huǒ ] fire

Similar Characters: 熱

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Example Words

成熟	chéng shú	mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]	HSK 5
熟悉	shú xī	to be familiar with; to know well	HSK 4
熟人	shú rén	acquaintance; friend
熟练	shú liàn	practiced; proficient; skilled; skillful	HSK 5
熟知	shú zhī	to be well acquainted with

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Example Sentences

1		xià 下 zhe 着 dà yǔ 大雨， zài 再 jiā dào ér 加道儿 bù 不 shú 熟， suǒ yǐ 所以 tā 他 chí dào 迟到 le 了。 What with the heavy rain and his not knowing the way, he was late.
2		tā 她 xiǎng 想 yào 要 tā 他 chéng wéi 成为 nà gè 那个 yàng zi 样子 de 的， tā 她 xiǎng 想 yào 要 tā 他 chéng wéi 成为 yí gè 一个 hěn 很 shú 熟 de 的 rén 人。 She wants him to be like that, she wants him to be someone who looks familiar.
3		nà gè 那个 rén 人 wǒ 我 shú 熟 dé 得 hěn 很。 I knowed the man well.
4		wǒ 我 gēn 跟 tā 他 rèn shí 认识 dào rèn 倒认 rèn shí 认识， jiù 就 shì 是 bù 不 tài 太 shú 熟。 I know him, but not very well.
5		wǒ 我 bù 不 néng 能 shuō 说 wǒ 我 hé 和 tā 他 hěn 很 shú 熟， bù 不 guò 过 wǒ men 我们 yǒu diǎn 有点 tóu 头 zhī 之 jiāo 交。 I can't say I know him well, but we have a nodding acquaintance.

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1		xià 下 zhe 着 dà yǔ 大雨， zài 再 jiā dào ér 加道儿 bù 不 shú 熟， suǒ yǐ 所以 tā 他 chí dào 迟到 le 了。 What with the heavy rain and his not knowing the way, he was late.
2		tā 她 xiǎng 想 yào 要 tā 他 chéng wéi 成为 nà gè 那个 yàng zi 样子 de 的， tā 她 xiǎng 想 yào 要 tā 他 chéng wéi 成为 yí gè 一个 hěn 很 shú 熟 de 的 rén 人。 She wants him to be like that, she wants him to be someone who looks familiar.
3		nà gè 那个 rén 人 wǒ 我 shú 熟 dé 得 hěn 很。 I knowed the man well.
4		wǒ 我 gēn 跟 tā 他 rèn shí 认识 dào rèn 倒认 rèn shí 认识， jiù 就 shì 是 bù 不 tài 太 shú 熟。 I know him, but not very well.
5		wǒ 我 bù 不 néng 能 shuō 说 wǒ 我 hé 和 tā 他 hěn 很 shú 熟， bù 不 guò 过 wǒ men 我们 yǒu diǎn 有点 tóu 头 zhī 之 jiāo 交。 I can't say I know him well, but we have a nodding acquaintance.

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