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HSK 4

成熟

mature; ripe

adjectiveneutral
成
chéng2nd tone
熟
shú2nd tone

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Pinyin
chéngshú
Part of speech
adjective
Level
HSK 4
Strokes
21
Register
neutral

Stroke order for 成熟

成熟 is written with 21 strokes (成: 6, 熟: 15). The animation replays automatically.

What does 成熟 mean?

成熟 (chéngshú) is an adjective meaning 'ripe' (of fruit and crops) and 'mature' (of a person, mind, plan, or technology).

Fruit that is 成熟 is ready to eat; a person who is 成熟 is emotionally grown-up and sensible; a 成熟的方案 is a 'well-developed, workable plan,' and 技术很成熟 means 'the technology is well-established.' English speakers should note the wide reach: one Chinese word covers 'ripe,' 'mature,' and 'fully developed/proven,' contexts English splits across several words. It can also act as a verb: 条件还没成熟 ('conditions have not yet ripened').

The characters mean 'become cooked/ripe.' It is neutral in register and common in agriculture, character description, business, and technology. Its opposites are 不成熟 or 幼稚 (yòuzhì, 'childish') for people and 生 (shēng, 'unripe') for fruit.

Note: Neutral. Taiwan speakers often pronounce the second syllable shóu (chéngshóu); mainland standard is shú. Can also work as a verb ('to ripen / to mature').

Character by character

成chéngto become; to complete
+
熟shúripe; cooked; familiar
=
成熟

Memory hook: 成 (become) + 熟 (ripe/cooked): to become ripe — mature.

Example sentences

这些苹果还没成熟，太酸了。

Zhèxiē píngguǒ hái méi chéngshú, tài suān le.

These apples aren't ripe yet; they're too sour.

spoken

他比同龄人更成熟。

Tā bǐ tónglíng rén gèng chéngshú.

He's more mature than others his age.

neutral

现在做这件事，时机还不成熟。

Xiànzài zuò zhè jiàn shì, shíjī hái bù chéngshú.

The time isn't right yet to do this.

neutral

这项技术已经非常成熟了。

Zhè xiàng jìshù yǐjīng fēicháng chéngshú le.

This technology is already very well-established.

written

Common phrases with 成熟

成熟的水果chéngshú de shuǐguǒripe fruit
很成熟hěn chéngshúvery mature
成熟的技术chéngshú de jìshùwell-established technology
时机成熟shíjī chéngshúthe time is ripe

Synonyms

熟shú

熟 alone can mean 'ripe / cooked / familiar' but is often about food being done (菜熟了 'the food is cooked') or knowing something/someone well (很熟). 成熟 specifically means fully matured/developed, especially for people and plans.

Don't confuse 成熟 with

熟悉shúxī

熟悉 means 'familiar with / to know well' (熟悉这条路 'know this road well'). It shares 熟 with 成熟 but is about familiarity, not ripeness or maturity.

成功chénggōng

成功 means 'success / to succeed.' It shares 成 with 成熟 but describes achieving a goal, not being ripe or grown-up.

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