Chinese word

熟练

Pronunciation

Pinyinshú liàn

Meaning

  • adjectiveskilled

Example

她弹钢琴很熟练。tā tán gāng qín hěn shú liàn

She is very skilled at playing the piano.

Illustration for 熟练 (skilled)

More examples

他学习这门技术后变得很熟练。tā xué xí zhè mén jì shù hòu biàn de hěn shú liàn

He became very skilled after learning this skill.

Core concept

A practiced ability works smoothly and reliably, with few mistakes.

Common phrases

  • 很熟练hěn shú liàn

    highly skilled

  • 熟练的工人shú liàn de gōng rén

    skilled worker

  • 熟练掌握shú liàn zhǎng wò

    master proficiently

Similar words

熟悉shú xī: Well acquainted with something or a method, so that dealing with it causes little confusion.

Definition in Chinese

对某项技能通过训练已达到熟悉并能稳定、少错地完成相关动作的程度。duì mǒu xiàng jì néng tōng guò xùn liàn yǐ dá dào shú xī bìng néng wěn dìng shǎo cuò dì wán chéng xiāng guān dòng zuò de chéng dù

Word origin

The formation of 熟练 (shúliàn, "skilled") combines 熟 (shú, "familiar through maturity") and 练 (liàn, "to practice"), presenting practice as the path to dependable ability.

Usage tips

  • The adverbial form 熟练地 (shúliàn de, "skillfully") describes how an action is carried out, which makes the word useful in sentences about performance.

Opposites

  • 生疏shēng shūunskilledadjective

Related words

  • 熟练度shú liàn dùskill levelnoun
  • 熟练者shú liàn zhěskilled practitionernoun

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