Definition
熟练 (shúliàn) describes someone who is skilled and proficient through lots of practice — it focuses on the smooth, practiced quality of an action. It's more about technical mastery than 巧 (qiǎo), which emphasizes cleverness or ingenuity, or 精 (jīng), which implies top-level expertise or refinement. Use 熟练 for everyday skills like typing or operating a machine.
adjective
skilledproficientpracticed
Examples
- 熟练，。Tā dǎzì hěn shú liàn, yì fēnzhōng néng dǎ yì bǎi duō gè zì.He types very skillfully — he can type over a hundred characters per minute.
- ，熟练。Jīngguò sān gè yuè de liànxí, tā yǐjīng fēicháng shú liàn le.After three months of practice, she has become very proficient.
- 熟练，。Zhè wèi gōngrén cāozuò jīqì shífēn shú liàn, cónglái méiyǒu chū guò wèntí.This worker operates the machine very skillfully and has never had a problem.
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