成熟 chéng shú
“mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [chéng shóu]”
adjective, adjective / nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 3
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
成熟 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 2143: 成熟 chéngshú — Level 5; official annotation 5 (动、形). PDF page 133
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 成熟
成熟 describes someone who is emotionally or mentally grown-up, or fruit that is fully ripe and ready to eat. As an adjective it follows 很/不/比较 and can describe people, ideas, plans or conditions. It can also be used as a verb meaning "to become mature," as in 他成熟了很多.
例句Example sentences
- 他虽然只有十八岁，但是想法很成熟。tā suī rán zhǐ yǒu shí bā suì, dàn shì xiǎng fǎ hěn chéng shú.Although he is only eighteen, his way of thinking is very mature.
- 这个计划还不太成熟，我们再多讨论几次。zhè ge jì huà hái bú tài chéng shú, wǒ men zài duō tǎo lùn jǐ cì.This plan isn't quite mature yet; let's discuss it a few more times.
- 树上的苹果已经成熟了，可以摘了。shù shàng de píng guǒ yǐ jīng chéng shú le, kě yǐ zhāi le.The apples on the tree are already ripe and can be picked.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗锅里的肉成熟了。
✓锅里的肉熟了。
For food being cooked or ready to eat, use 熟, not 成熟, which refers to ripening of fruit or personal maturity.