成熟

Mandarin · pinyin chéng shú

Meanings

  1. mature; ripe
  2. to mature; to ripen
  3. Taiwan pr. chéngshóu
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成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
熟
shú · well-cooked; ripe; familiar with
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2–2 · cheng2 shu2

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verb

  1. (botany) to ripen; to ripe
  2. (biology, figurative) to mature; to ripen

adj

  1. (biology, figurative) mature

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