Hardship often forces a person's mind to mature quickly.
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Common in food-safety discussions about chemically ripened fruit. Also widely used metaphorically — life events 催熟 a person, meaning they are forced to grow up faster than normal.
memory
催 (cuī, urge/hasten) + 熟 (shú, ripe/mature) — 'to hurry into ripeness.' Same 催 in 催促 (cuīcù, to urge).
