( 指果实 ) ripe

develop late ⇒ 这孩子晚熟。 Zhè háizi wǎnshú. → This child is a late developer.

( 煮得熟 ) well-cooked ⇒ 牛肉炖得烂熟。 Niúròu dùn de lànshú. → The beef is overcooked.

be skilled at

old acquaintance

know well ( pt knew ) , pp known

skilled

get to know ⇒ 两个小孩儿很快就熟识起来。 Liǎng gè xiǎoháir hěn kuài jiù shúshi qǐlái. → The two kids got to know each other really quickly.

idiom

cooked food

familiar

have a good knowledge of

familiar

be on one's home ground ⇒ 他对这儿熟门熟路。 Tā duì zhèr shú mén shú lù. → He's on his home ground here.

careful consideration ⇒ 购房时一定要深思熟虑。 Gòufáng shí yīdìng yào shēn sī shú lǜ. → When buying a house you must give it careful consideration.

know by heart ⇒ 他把那首诗背得滚瓜烂熟。 Tā bǎ nà shǒu shī bèi de gǔnguā lànshú. → He knew the whole poem by heart.

practice makes perfect ⇒ 你要反复练习弹钢琴,毕竟熟能生巧嘛。 Nǐ yào fǎnfù liànxí tán gāngqín, bìjìng shú néng shēng qiǎo ma. → You need to constantly practice the piano. After all, practice makes perfect.

turn a blind eye to ⇒ 我们不能对不良社会行为熟视无睹。 Wǒmen bùnéng duì bùliáng shèhuì xíngwéi shú shì wú dǔ. → We can't turn a blind eye to anti-social behaviour.

everything works out when the time is right

⇒ 这个曲子我耳熟能详。 Zhège qǔzi wǒ ěr shú néng xiáng. → I've heard this tune so many times that I know it off by heart.

a piece of cake ⇒ 干这项工作,他是轻车熟路。 Gàn zhè xiàng gōngzuò, tā shì qīng chē shú lù. → This job is a piece of cake for him.

carry out a familiar task with ease