"熟" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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熟
Trad. 熟
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 火
Strokes 4
Composition
Strokes 15
Structure
Decomp. 亠口子九丶灬
孰 + 灬
Prononciation
Mandarin shú; shóu
Entry Methods
Pinyin shu2; shou2
Kanji /
Cangjie
 YIF
卜戈火
Sijiao 533.1
Wubi YBVO
CNS 11643 1-6D5E
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+719F
GB2312 CAEC
BIG5 BCF4
Results for 熟
熟 shú ripe / mature / thoroughly cooked / done / familiar / acquainted / experienced / skilled / (of sleep etc) deep / profound / also pr. [shou2]
熟 shóu see 熟[shu2]
Results beginning with 熟
熟悉 shú xī to be familiar with / to know well
熟练 shú liàn practiced / proficient / skilled / skillful
熟人 shú rén acquaintance / friend
熟睡 shú shuì asleep / sleeping soundly
熟知 shú zhī to be well acquainted with
熟女 shú nu:3 mature and sophisticated woman
熟识 shú shi to be well acquainted with / to know well
熟食 shú shí cooked food / prepared food / deli food
熟读 shú dú to read and reread sth until one is familiar with it
熟透 shú tòu completely ripe / ripened / well-cooked
熟手 shú shǒu skilled person / an experienced hand
熟稔 shú rěn (literary) to be very familiar with (sb or sth) / well acquainted with / fully conversant with
熟记 shú jì to learn by heart / to memorize
熟料 shú liào worked material / chamotte (refractory ceramic material)
熟客 shú kè frequent visitor
熟地 shú dì cultivated land / in Chinese medicine, preparation from rhizome of Chinese foxglove (Rehmannia glutinosa)
熟习 shú xí to understand profoundly / well-versed / skillful / practiced / to have the knack
熟路 shú lù familiar road / beaten track
熟谙 shú ān to know sth fluently / well-versed
熟语 shú yǔ idiom
熟菜 shú cài cooked food (ready to eat)
熟铁 shú tiě wrought iron
熟炒 shú chǎo to stir-fry ingredients that have been cooked or partially cooked
熟成 shú chéng (of wine, cheese, beef etc) to age / to mature
熟道 shú dào familiar road / well-trodden path
熟化 shú huà to cure / to mature
熟荒 shú huāng abandoned land
熟虑 shú lu:4 careful thought
熟络 shú luò familiar / close
熟思 shú sī deliberation
熟丝 shú sī silk raw material (prepared by boiling in soap)
熟字 shú zì familiar words / known Chinese character
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熟鸦片  prepared opium
熟道儿 shú dào r familiar road / well-trodden path
熟练工 shú liàn gōng skilled worker / journeyman
熟啤酒 shú pí jiǔ pasteurized beer
熟食店 shú shí diàn deli / delicatessen
熟石膏 shú shí gāo plaster of Paris / calcined gypsum
熟石灰 shú shí huī slaked lime / hydrated lime
熟视无睹 shú shì wú dǔ to pay no attention to a familiar sight / to ignore
熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom) / practice makes perfect
熟词僻义 shú cí pì yì uncommon meaning of a common word
熟练工人 shú liàn gōng rén skilled worker / journeyman
熟门熟路 shú mén shú lù familiar
熟人熟事 shú rén - shú shì (idiom) to be familiar with / to have regular dealings with
熟人熟事 shú rén shú shì familiar
熟无熟手 shú wú shú shǒu not to notice a familiar sight / blind to sth
熟练保健人员 shú liàn bǎo jiàn rén yuán skilled health personnel
熟悉战区武器、车辆和装备  familiarity with theatre weapons, vehicles and equipment
Approximate Results for 熟
成熟 chéng shú mature / ripe / to mature / to ripen / Taiwan pr. [cheng2shou2]
不熟 bù shóu see 不熟|不熟[bu4 shu2]
煮熟 zhǔ shóu to boil thoroughly / to cook thoroughly
早熟 zǎo shú precocious / early-maturing
眼熟 yǎn shú familiar-looking / to seem familiar
娴熟 xián shú adept / skilled
纯熟 chún shú skillful / proficient
面熟 miàn shú to look familiar / familiar-looking
耳熟 ěr shú to sound familiar / familiar-sounding
烂熟 làn shú well cooked / to know thoroughly
谙熟 ān shú to be proficient in
未熟 wèi shú unripe
半熟 bàn shú half-cooked / (of vegetables) parboiled / (of steak) medium / (of eggs) soft-boiled
常熟 Cháng shú see 常熟市[Chang2shu2 Shi4]
催熟 cuī shú to promote ripening of fruit
混熟 hùn shóu to get familiar with
秋熟 qiū shú ripening in autumn (of crops)
全熟 quán shú thoroughly cooked / (of steak) well done / (of eggs) hard-boiled
杀熟 shā shú to swindle associates, friends or relatives
树熟 shù shú tree-ripe
厮熟 sī shú familiar with one another
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不成熟 bù chéng shú unripe / immature
性成熟 xìng chéng shú sexual maturity
过熟林  overmature stand
半熟蛋 bàn shú dàn soft-boiled egg
半熟练 bàn shú liàn semiskilled
常熟市 Cháng shú Shì Changshu, county-level city in Suzhou 蘇州市|苏州市[Su1zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
快熟面 kuài shú miàn instant noodles
七分熟 qī fēn shú medium well (of steak)
全熟蛋 quán shú dàn hard-boiled egg
人头熟 rén tóu shú to know a lot of people
三分熟 sān fēn shú medium rare (of steak)
树上熟 shù shàng shú tree-ripe
五分熟 wǔ fēn shú medium (of steak)
性熟存 xìng shú cún sexual intimacy
一分熟 yī fēn shú rare (of steak)
深思熟虑 shēn sī shú lu:4 mature reflection / after careful deliberations
驾轻就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back
半生不熟 bàn shēng bù shóu underripe / half-cooked / (fig.) not mastered (of a technique) / clumsy / halting
滚瓜烂熟 gǔn guā làn shú lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom) / fig. to know fluently / to know sth inside out / to know sth by heart
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
耳熟能详 ěr shú néng xiáng what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
轻车熟路 qīng chē shú lù lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom) / fig. to do sth routinely and with ease / a walk in the park
成熟林分  mature forest stand
成熟分裂 chéng shú fēn liè meiosis (in sexual reproduction)
生米熟饭 shēng mǐ shú fàn abbr. for 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭, lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom) / fig. it is done and can't be changed / It's too late to change anything now.
人生路不熟 rén shēng lù bù shú everything is unfamiliar
腐熟腐殖质 fǔ shú fǔ zhí zhì mull
人生地不熟 rén shēng dì bù shú to be a stranger in a strange land (idiom) / in an unfamiliar place without friends or family
生米煮成熟饭 shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn the rice is cooked / what's done is done / it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
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 / It's too late to change anything now. / also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭
一回生二回熟 yī huí shēng èr huí shú unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一回生两回熟 yī huí shēng liǎng huí shú see 一回生二回熟[yi1 hui2 sheng1 er4 hui2 shu2]
成熟市场经济体 chéng shú shì chǎng jīng jì tǐ established market economies
一次生，两次熟 yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers are first meeting, but soon friends / an acquired taste
一回生，二回熟 yī huí shēng , èr huí shú lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom) / unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers at first meeting, but soon friends / awkward at first but becoming skillful later / an acquired taste
煮熟的鸭子飞了 zhǔ shú de yā zi fēi le the cooked duck flew away (proverb) / (fig.) to let a sure thing slip through one's fingers
成熟市场经济国家 chéng shú shì chǎng jīng jì guó jiā countries with established market economies
技术熟练的人力资源  skilled human resources
人非生而知之者，熟能无惑 rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt? / We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈)
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