Definition
熟透 is a resultative verb compound formed from 熟 (ripe/cooked) and 透 (thoroughly). You can use it to describe fruit that is fully ripe, meat or food that is thoroughly cooked, or figuratively to mean that you know something very well, such as a piece of music, a text, or a route. The complement 透 adds the sense of completeness.
v.p.
fully ripethoroughly cooked(figuratively) very familiar with
Examples
- 熟透。Zhèxiē táozi dōu shóu le.These peaches are all fully ripe.
- 熟透。Ròu yǐjīng zhǔ shóu le.The meat is thoroughly cooked.
- 熟透。Zhè piān kèwén wǒ bèi shóu le.I have thoroughly memorized this text.
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