滚瓜烂熟
gǔn guā làn shú
Pinyin

Definition

滚瓜烂熟
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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 CL:顆|颗[kē],粒[lì],個|个[ge]
黄瓜
huáng guā
  1. 1 cucumber
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]
催熟
cuī shú
  1. 1 to promote ripening of fruit
冬瓜
dōng guā
  1. 1 wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida)
  2. 2 white gourd
  3. 3 white hairy melon
  4. 4 Chinese squash
南瓜
nán guā
  1. 1 pumpkin
地瓜
dì guā
  1. 1 sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
  2. 2 yam (family Dioscoreaceae)
早熟
zǎo shú
  1. 1 precocious
  2. 2 early-maturing
木瓜
mù guā
  1. 1 papaya (Carica papaya)
  2. 2 genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae
  3. 3 Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
煮熟
zhǔ shóu
  1. 1 to boil thoroughly
  2. 2 to cook thoroughly
熟人
shú rén
  1. 1 acquaintance
  2. 2 friend
熟睡
shú shuì
  1. 1 asleep
  2. 2 sleeping soundly
熟练
shú liàn
  1. 1 practiced
  2. 2 proficient
  3. 3 skilled
  4. 4 skillful
熟透
shú tòu
  1. 1 completely ripe
  2. 2 ripened
  3. 3 well-cooked
瓜
guā
  1. 1 melon
  2. 2 gourd
  3. 3 squash
瓜子
guā zǐ
  1. 1 melon seed
  2. 2 seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
眼熟
yǎn shú
  1. 1 familiar-looking
  2. 2 to seem familiar

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
熟语
shú yǔ
  1. 1 idiom
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸
wáng pó mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
瓜熟蒂落
guā shú dì luò
  1. 1 when the melon is ripe, it falls (idiom); problems sort themselves out in the fullness of time
瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lu:3 , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
  1. 1 lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
  3. 3 innocent acts may be misconstrued
生米做成熟饭
shēng mǐ zuò chéng shú fàn
  1. 1 lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
  2. 2 It's too late to change anything now.
  3. 3 also written 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭
生米煮成熟饭
shēng mǐ zhǔ chéng shú fàn
  1. 1 the rice is cooked
  2. 2 what's done is done
  3. 3 it's too late to change anything now (idiom)
生米熟饭
shēng mǐ shú fàn
  1. 1 abbr. for 生米煮成熟飯|生米煮成熟饭, lit. the raw rice is now cooked (idiom); fig. it is done and can't be changed
  2. 2 It's too late to change anything now.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆
zhòng guā dé guā , zhòng dòu dé dòu
  1. 1 lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap.
  2. 2 One must live with the consequences of one's actions.
  3. 3 You've made your bed, now must lie on it.
老王卖瓜，自卖自夸
Lǎo Wáng mài guā , zì mài zì kuā
  1. 1 every potter praises his own pot (idiom)
  2. 2 all one's geese are swans
耳熟能详
ěr shú néng xiáng
  1. 1 what's frequently heard can be repeated in detail (idiom)
轻车熟路
qīng chē shú lù
  1. 1 lit. to drive a lightweight chariot on a familiar road (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do sth routinely and with ease
  3. 3 a walk in the park
驾轻就熟
jià qīng jiù shú
  1. 1 lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom); fig. experience makes progress easy
  2. 2 a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back

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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