熟练 (shú liàn) — skilled, proficient, practiced

Definition

熟练 describes a skill made smooth through repeated practice — 'practiced, proficient'. It emphasizes the process of training; 精 points to innate, refined mastery.

adjective
skilledproficientpracticed

Examples

  • 熟练
    Tā dǎ zì hěn shú liàn, yì fēn zhōng néng dǎ yì bǎi duō gè zì.
    He types very skillfully — he can type over a hundred characters per minute.
  • 熟练
    Jīng guò sān gè yuè de liàn xí, tā yǐ jīng fēi cháng shú liàn le.
    After three months of practice, she has become very proficient.
  • 熟练
    Zhè wèi gōng rén cāo zuò jī qì shí fēn shú liàn, cóng lái méi yǒu chū guò wèn tí.
    This worker operates the machine very skillfully and has never had a problem.

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