纯熟 (chún shóu) — skillful, practiced, well versed

Definition

adjective

skillfulpracticedwell versed

纯熟。
Tā de biǎo yǎn fēi cháng chún shóu.
His performance is very skillful.
，纯熟。
Jīng guò duō nián de liàn xí, tā de gāng qín jì qiǎo yǐ jīng shí fēn chún shóu.
After years of practice, her piano technique is already very practiced.
纯熟，。
Zhè wèi chú shī de shǒu yì fēi cháng chún shóu, zuò chū lái de cài hěn hǎo chī.
This chef's skill is very practiced; the dishes he makes are delicious.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

纯chúnpure; thorough

熟shúripe; familiar; skilled

The senses of 纯 and 熟 combine to describe something done with complete familiarity and practiced ease.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 純; 纯 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìthread

Sound part声符shēngfú

屯

屯tún純chún

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 純 pairs 糸 (thread) with 屯 as a sound part; the simplified 纯 is not the form described.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

孰灬熟

熟 combines 孰 (cooked; ripe) with 灬 (fire), showing food cooked with fire.