熟 (shú/shóu) — (of fruit) ripe; (of food) cooked, done; familiar, acquainted; skilled, experienced; (of sleep) deep, sound
Definition
熟 is the base word for 'ripe/cooked' and 'familiar' — in the 'familiar with' sense, it pairs with the object directly (我对这里很熟). The skilled sense usually appears inside compounds like 熟练.
adjective
(of fruit) ripe(of food) cookeddonefamiliaracquaintedskilledexperienced(of sleep) deepsound
Examples
- 熟，。Zhè xiē xiāng jiāo yǐ jīng shú/shóu le, kě yǐ chī le.These bananas are already ripe; you can eat them.
- ，熟。Wǒ hé tā rèn shi hěn jiǔ le, hěn shú/shóu.I've known him for a long time; we're very familiar.
- ，。Tā kāi chē hěn shú/shóu liàn, cóng lái méi chū guò shì gù.He drives very skillfully and has never had an accident.
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