How to say “familiar” in Chinese
familiar; ripe, cooked
“Familiar” in Chinese is 熟, shú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
熟 is read shú. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”: cooked over a fire.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “熟”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 熟. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 饺子熟了，快来吃吧！jiǎozishúle,kuàiláichībaThe dumplings are ready, come and eat!
- 这些香蕉还没熟zhèxiēxiāngjiāoháiméishúThese bananas aren't ripe yet.
- 肉还没熟再烤一会儿吧ròuháiméishú,zàikǎoyíhuìrbaThe meat isn't done yet, grill it a little longer.
- 我对这个城市很熟悉wǒduìzhègechéngshìhěnshúxiI know this city well.
- 她能熟练地使用电脑tānéngshúliàndeshǐyòngdiànnǎoShe can use a computer with ease.
- 西瓜已经熟透了。xīguāyǐjīngshútòuleThe watermelon is fully ripe now.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Raw and Cooked”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “familiar” in Chinese?
“Familiar” in Chinese is 熟, pinyin shú.
What does 熟 mean?
熟 (shú) means “familiar; ripe, cooked”.
How do you write 熟?
熟 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 熟?
熟 is read shú. Tones: shú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“familiar” in the lesson “Raw and Cooked”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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