Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
成熟
chéngshú
Description
这个词常用来说水果长好了，可以吃了。
This word is often used to say that fruit has ripened and is ready to eat.
它也可以说一个人想法很稳重，不像小孩子。
It can also describe a person whose thoughts are mature and steady, unlike a child.
Meanings
成熟chéngshú
ripe; fully grown (of fruit or crops)
这些苹果还没有成熟。
These apples are not ripe yet.
成熟chéngshú
mature; grown-up in thinking or manner
他比同龄人更成熟。
He is more mature than his peers.
成熟chéngshú
well-developed; ready (of conditions, ideas, plans)
现在时机还不成熟。
The timing is not right yet.
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Notes
- Etymology
成 (to become) + 熟 (ripe/cooked), literally 'to become ripe'.
- Nuance
幼稚 (childish/naive) is the common opposite when describing a person.
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