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shú
HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

  1. 1. ripe; mature
  2. 2. thoroughly cooked; done
  3. 3. familiar; acquainted
  4. 4. experienced; skilled
  5. 5. (of sleep etc) deep; profound
  6. 6. also pr. [shóu]

Example Sentences

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雞肉還不夠
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4104893)

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Words Containing 熟

眼熟
yǎn shú

familiar-looking

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú

unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)

半生不熟
bàn shēng bù shóu

underripe

烂熟
làn shú

well cooked

熟石灰
shú shí huī

slaked lime

生米煮成熟饭
shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn

the rice is cooked

快熟面
kuài shú miàn

instant noodles

熟虑
shú lǜ

careful thought

熟人
shú rén

acquaintance

煮熟
zhǔ shóu

to boil thoroughly

煮熟的鸭子飞了
zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le

the cooked duck flew away (proverb)

人生路不熟
rén shēng lù bù shú

everything is unfamiliar

熟炒
shú chǎo

to stir-fry ingredients that have been cooked or partially cooked

杀熟
shā shú

to swindle associates, friends or relatives

纯熟
chún shú

skillful

常熟
cháng shú

Changshu, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu], Jiangsu

熟能生巧
shú néng shēng qiǎo

with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect

娴熟
xián shú

adept

成熟
chéng shú

mature; ripe

熟悉
shú xī

to be familiar with

混熟
hùn shóu

to get familiar with

一回生两回熟
yī huí shēng liǎng huí shú

see 一回生二回熟[yī huí shēng èr huí shú]

熟练
shú liàn

practiced

熟人熟事
shú rén shú shì

familiar

生米做成熟饭
shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn

lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed

熟食店
shú shí diàn

deli; delicatessen

熟荒
shú huāng

abandoned land

七分熟
qī fēn shú

medium well (of steak)

常熟市
cháng shú shì

Changshu, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州|苏州[sū zhōu], Jiangsu

深思熟虑
shēn sī shú lǜ

mature reflection

生米熟饭
shēng mǐ shú fàn

It's too late to change anything now.

瓜熟蒂落
guā shú dì luò

when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time

一分熟
yī fēn shú

rare (of steak)

熟食
shú shí

cooked food

人生地不熟
rén shēng dì bù shú

to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom)

熟路
shú lù

familiar road

面熟
miàn shú

to look familiar

熟读
shú dú

to read and reread sth until one is familiar with it

耳熟
ěr shú

to sound familiar

秋熟
qiū shú

ripening in autumn (of crops)

五分熟
wǔ fēn shú

medium (of steak)

驾轻就熟
jià qīng jiù shú

lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy

早熟
zǎo shú

precocious; early-maturing

成熟分裂
chéng shú fēn liè

meiosis (in sexual reproduction)

熟词僻义
shú cí pì yì

uncommon meaning of a common word

熟手
shú shǒu

skilled person

熟铁
shú tiě

wrought iron

未熟
wèi shú

unripe

熟道
shú dào

familiar road

熟稔
shú rěn

quite familiar with sth

熟地
shú dì

cultivated land

熟啤酒
shú pí jiǔ

pasteurized beer

熟菜
shú cài

cooked food (ready to eat)

熟女
shú nǚ

mature and sophisticated woman

熟石膏
shú shí gāo

plaster of Paris

熟化
shú huà

to cure

熟睡
shú shuì

asleep

催熟
cuī shú

to promote ripening of fruit

熟识
shú shi

to be well acquainted with

熟思
shú sī

deliberation

熟络
shú luò

familiar

熟记
shú jì

to learn by heart; to memorize

熟语
shú yǔ

idiom

熟客
shú kè

frequent visitor

三分熟
sān fēn shú

medium rare (of steak)

熟门熟路
shú mén shú lù

familiar

熟丝
shú sī

silk raw material (prepared by boiling in soap)

熟料
shú liào

worked material

熟字
shú zì

familiar words

熟透
shú tòu

completely ripe

轻车熟路
qīng chē shú lù

lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom)

熟谙
shú ān

to know sth fluently

半熟练
bàn shú liàn

semiskilled

人头熟
rén tóu shú

to know a lot of people

性成熟
xìng chéng shú

sexual maturity

熟视无睹
shú shì wú dǔ

to pay no attention to a familiar sight

厮熟
sī shú

familiar with one another

谙熟
ān shú

to be proficient in

全熟
quán shú

thoroughly cooked

熟习
shú xí

to understand profoundly

滚瓜烂熟
gǔn guā làn shú

lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently

一次生,两次熟
yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú

unfamiliar at first but you get used to it

耳熟能详
ěr shú néng xiáng

what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)

性熟存
xìng shú cún

sexual intimacy

熟知
shú zhī

to be well acquainted with