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一次生，兩次熟

简 一次生，两次熟 · 繁 一次生，兩次熟
Mandarin · pinyin yī cì shēng , liǎng cì shú

Meanings

  1. unfamiliar at first but you get used to it
  2. strangers are first meeting, but soon friends
  3. an acquired taste
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一
yī · one; a, an; alone
次
cì · order, sequence; next
生
shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
兩
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
熟
shú · well-cooked; ripe; familiar with
两
liǎng · two, both, pair, couple; ounce
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一次生，兩次熟 · yi1 ci4 sheng1 , liang3 ci4 shu2
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 724
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Exact source record一次生，兩次熟 一次生，两次熟 [yi1 ci4 sheng1 , liang3 ci4 shu2] /unfamiliar at first but you get used to it/strangers are first meeting, but soon friends/an acquired taste/