滚瓜烂熟 (滾瓜爛熟)
gǔn guā làn shú
Pinyin

Definition

滚瓜烂熟 (滾瓜爛熟)
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gǔn guā làn shú
  1. lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently
  2. to know sth inside out
  3. to know sth by heart

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

傻瓜
shǎ guā
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 fool
成熟
chéng shú
  1. 1 mature
  2. 2 ripe
  3. 3 to mature
  4. 4 to ripen
  5. 5 Taiwan pr. [chéng shóu]
熟
shú
  1. 1 cooked (of food)
  2. 2 ripe (of fruit)
  3. 3 mature (of seeds)
  4. 4 familiar
  5. 5 skilled
  6. 6 done
  7. 7 also pr. [shóu]
熟悉
shú xī
  1. 1 to be familiar with
  2. 2 to know well
西瓜
xī guā
  1. 1 watermelon
  2. 2 classifier: 颗 kē
  3. 3 classifier: 粒 lì
  4. 4 classifier: 个 ge

Idioms (17)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
强扭的瓜不甜
qiǎng niǔ de guā bù tián
  1. 1 lit. if you have to use force to break a melon off the vine, it won't taste sweet (because it's only when the melon is ripe that it can be removed with just a slight twist) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if sth is not meant to be, it's no use trying to force it to happen
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜
jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā
  1. 1 to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
滚瓜烂熟
gǔn guā làn shú
  1. 1 lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently
  2. 2 to know sth inside out
  3. 3 to know sth by heart
熟能生巧
shú néng shēng qiǎo
  1. 1 with familiarity you learn the trick (idiom); practice makes perfect

Sample Sentences

咳，这个简单，历史课上我们都背得滚瓜烂熟了。五四的精神就是科学民主，爱国自救。它对中国的教育，思想文化，政治经济等都有深远的影响。
hài ，zhè ge jiǎndān ，lìshǐkè shàng wǒmen dōu bèi de gǔnguālànshú le 。Wǔsì de jīngshén jiùshì kēxué mínzhǔ ，àiguó zìjiù 。tā duì Zhōngguó de jiàoyù ，sīxiǎng wénhuà ，zhèngzhì jīngjì děng dōu yǒu shēnyuǎn de yǐngxiǎng 。
Hey, that’s easy. We have to memorize it in history class so well we can say it in our sleep. The essence of the May Fourth Movement is science, democracy, patriotism and self-liberation. It had a far-reaching impact on education, ideology, culture, politics and economics in China.
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