Hanzi

熟

ripe; mature/thoroughly cooked; done/familiar; acquainted/experienced; skilled/(of sleep etc) deep; profound/also pr. [shou2]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

shú, shóu

Bopomofo

ㄕㄨˊ, ㄕㄡˊ

Jyutping

suk6

Example sentences

成熟 chéngshú
隨著年齡的增長，他的思想變得越來越成熟。
随著年龄的增长，他的思想变得越来越成熟。

As he gets older, his thinking becomes more and more mature.

紅色 / 红色 hóngsè
蘋果成熟後會變成紅色。
苹果成熟后会变成红色。

Apples turn red after they ripen.

熟 shú
我跟他很熟。

I am very familiar with him.

果 guǒ
果園裡的果熟了。
果园里的果熟了。

The fruit in the orchard has ripened.

熟悉 shúxī
我對這裡很熟悉。
我对这里很熟悉。

I am very familiar with this place.

面孔 miànkǒng
那張熟悉的面孔讓她立刻安心。
那张熟悉的面孔让她立刻安心。

That familiar face immediately put her at ease.

熟人 shúrén
他在這個城市有很多熟人。
他在这个城市有很多熟人。

He has many acquaintances in this city.

碰上 pèngshàng
沒想到在這麼遠的地方還能碰上熟人。
没想到在这么远的地方还能碰上熟人。

I didn't expect to run into someone I know in such a far-away place.

Example Vocabulary

成熟

cheng2'shu2

mature; ripe

熟

shu2

familiar; cooked; ripe

熟悉

shu2'xi1

to be familiar with; to know well

催熟

cui1'shu2

早熟

zao3'shu2

煮熟

熟人

shu2'ren2

acquaintance; familiar person

熟睡

shu2'shui4

嫻熟

xian2'shou2

常熟

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