成长 | chéng zhǎng | to mature / to grow / growth | |
成熟 | chéng shú | mature / ripe / to mature / to ripen / Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2] | |
发育 | fā yù | to develop / to mature / growth / development / (sexually) mature | |
出息 | chū xi | future prospects / profit / to mature / to grow up | |
到期 | dào qī | to fall due (loan etc) / to expire (visa etc) / to mature (investment bond etc) | |
壮年 | zhuàng nián | lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc) | |
老成 | lǎo chéng | mature / experienced / sophisticated | |
陈化 | chén huà | to age / to mature (wine, timber etc) | |
熟 | shú | ripe / mature / thoroughly cooked / done / familiar / acquainted / experienced / skilled / (of sleep etc) deep / profound / also pr. [shou2] | |
熟化 | shú huà | to cure / to mature | |
熟女 | shú nu:3 | mature and sophisticated woman | |
深思熟虑 | shēn sī shú lu:4 | mature reflection / after careful deliberations | |
成虫 | chéng chóng | imago (adult, sexually mature insect, the final stage of its development) | |
出落 | chū luò | to grow (prettier etc) / to mature into / to blossom | |
陈醋 | chén cù | mature vinegar | |
欧巴桑 | ōu ba sāng | older female / woman of mature years (Japanese loanword) | |
欧吉桑 | ōu jí sāng | older man / man of mature years (Japanese loanword) | |
成熟林分 | mature forest stand | ||
师奶 | shī nǎi | married woman of mature age | |
空嫂 | kōng sǎo | married stewardess of mature age |