耳熟
ěr shú
Pinyin

Definition

耳熟
 - 
ěr shú
  1. to sound familiar
  2. familiar-sounding

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
耳朵
ěr duo
  1. 1 ear
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī],個|个[gè],對|对[duì]
  3. 3 handle (on a cup)
耳机
ěr jī
  1. 1 headphones
  2. 2 earphones
  3. 3 telephone receiver
不绝于耳
bù jué yú ěr
  1. 1 (of sound) to never stop
  2. 2 to fall incessantly on the ear
  3. 3 to linger on
催熟
cuī shú
  1. 1 to promote ripening of fruit
刺耳
cì ěr
  1. 1 ear-piercing
土耳其
Tǔ ěr qí
  1. 1 Turkey
早熟
zǎo shú
  1. 1 precocious
  2. 2 early-maturing
木耳
mù ěr
  1. 1 edible tree fungus
  2. 2 CL:朵[duǒ]
深思熟虑
shēn sī shú lu:4
  1. 1 mature reflection
  2. 2 after careful deliberations
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
熟知
shú zhī
  1. 1 to be well acquainted with
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
眼熟
yǎn shú
  1. 1 familiar-looking
  2. 2 to seem familiar
耳
ěr
  1. 1 ear
  2. 2 handle (archaeology)
  3. 3 and that is all (Classical Chinese)

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
  1. 1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
  2. 2 at sb's beck and call
充耳不闻
chōng ěr bù wén
  1. 1 to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear
如雷贯耳
rú léi guàn ěr
  1. 1 lit. like thunder piercing the ear
  2. 2 a well-known reputation (idiom)
忠言逆耳
zhōng yán nì ěr
  1. 1 loyal advice jars on the ears (idiom)
抓耳挠腮
zhuā ěr náo sāi
  1. 1 to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
掩人耳目
yǎn rén ěr mù
  1. 1 to fool people (idiom)
  2. 2 to pull the wool over people's eyes
掩耳盗铃
yǎn ěr dào líng
  1. 1 lit. to cover one's ears whilst stealing a bell
  2. 2 to deceive oneself
  3. 3 to bury one's head in the sand (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
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
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.
眼瞎耳聋
yǎn xiā ěr lóng
  1. 1 to be deaf and blind (idiom)
眼见为实，耳听为虚
yǎn jiàn wéi shí , ěr tīng wéi xū
  1. 1 to believe what one sees, not what one hears (idiom). Don't believe what people tell you until you see if for yourself.
  2. 2 It ain't necessarily so.
眼观六路耳听八方
yǎn guān liù lù ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes watch six roads and the ears listen in all directions
  2. 2 to be observant and alert (idiom)
眼观四面，耳听八方
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
  1. 1 lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be observant and alert
秋风过耳
qiū fēng guò ěr
  1. 1 lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned

Sample Sentences

苏轼的那首诗估计更是耳熟能详了。最经典的几句是：欲把西湖比西子，淡妆浓抹总相宜。
Sū Shì de nà shǒu shī gūjì gèng shì ěrshúnéngxiáng le 。zuì jīngdiǎn de jǐjù shì ：yù bǎ xīhú bǐ xīzǐ ，dànzhuāngnóngmǒ zǒng xiāngyí 。
The poem by Su Shi is even more etched into our memory. The most classic lines are: "The West Lake is like the Chinese beauty Xi Shi, Always looking quite natural whether in light or heavy makeup."
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