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熟
shú
Description
“熟”常常用来说食物做好了，可以吃了，比如肉熟了。
"熟" is often used to say that food is cooked and ready to eat, for example, the meat is 熟.
它也可以表示对一个人或一件事很了解、很熟悉。
It can also mean being very familiar or well-acquainted with a person or a matter.
Meanings
熟shú
(of food) cooked, done
这个肉熟了吗？
Is this meat cooked?
熟shú
familiar, well-acquainted
我和他很熟。
He and I are very familiar.
熟shú
(of fruit or crops) ripe
这些苹果还没熟。
These apples are not ripe yet.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
熟 as "cooked" contrasts with 生 (raw); as "familiar" it contrasts with 陌生.
- Reading
also read shóu in colloquial speech, with the same meanings.
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