熟悉

shúxī

verb/adjective HSK 5 #2,056

Meanings

To know something thoroughly — deeply familiar with it.

我对这个城市很熟悉。

Wǒ duì zhège chéngshì hěn shúxī.

I'm very familiar with this city.

你熟悉这个软件吗？

Nǐ shúxī zhège ruǎnjiàn ma?

Are you familiar with this software?

他的声音听起来很熟悉。

Tā de shēngyīn tīngqǐlái hěn shúxī.

His voice sounds very familiar.

新员工需要时间熟悉环境。

Xīn yuángōng xūyào shíjiān shúxī huánjìng.

New employees need time to familiarize themselves with the environment.

usage

对...熟悉 is the standard pattern: 我对他很熟悉 (I know him well). The opposite is 陌生 (mòshēng, unfamiliar/strange).

grammar

熟 can be pronounced shú or shóu. shú is standard/formal, shóu is colloquial (e.g., 饭熟了 fàn shóu le = the rice is cooked).

熟 shú

悉 xī