熟练
shúliàn
skilled, proficient
Part of speech · adjective
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Examples
- 她熟练地操作机器。She operates the machine skillfully.
- 经过练习,他已经很熟练了。After practice, he is now very proficient.
Collocations
熟练工人熟练掌握操作熟练技术熟练
Mnemonic
熟 shú "ripe, practiced" + 练 liàn "to drill": ripened through repeated drilling, i.e. skilled, proficient. Same as the Korean word suk-ryeon (熟練). The state of doing a skill smoothly through practice (熟练工人 a skilled worker). 熟 ("ripe, familiar") is shared with 熟悉 (to know well) and is opposed to 生疏 (rusty). 练 means "to practice" (练习).
Related
熟悉娴熟老练生疏
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