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熟悉

shú xī · shu xi

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HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to be familiar with; to know well
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In a conversation

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I know this market

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)夜市(yèshì)你(nǐ)熟悉(shúxī)吗(ma)？

    Are you familiar with this night market?

  2. Liangliang

    很(hěn)熟悉(shúxī)，我(wǒ)来过(láiguò)一百次(yībǎicì)了(le)。

    Very familiar. I've been a hundred times.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)带(dài)我(wǒ)去(qù)最(zuì)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)那(nà)家(jiā)。

    Then take me to the most delicious stall.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)对(duì)这条(zhètiáo)街(jiē)很(hěn)熟悉(shúxī)，跟(gēn)我(wǒ)走(zǒu)。

    Ok, I know this street well. Follow me.

  5. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)已经(yǐjīng)走(zǒu)了(le)三十分钟(sānshífēnzhōng)了(le)。

    We've been walking for thirty minutes.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)熟悉(shúxī)每家(měijiā)店(diàn)，就是(jiùshì)不太(bùtài)熟悉(shúxī)路(lù)。

    I know every shop, just not the roads.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bù)很(hěn)熟(shú)悉(xī)他(tā)的(de)作(zuò)品(pǐn)。

I don't know his works very well.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by eritain · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)熟(shú)悉(xī)这(zhè)个(ge)领(lǐng)域(yù)吗(ma)？

Is that an area you are familiar with?

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by garborg · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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