半生不熟 — “Half-cooked”
半生不熟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Half-cooked”. Unripe; (figuratively) unfamiliar, unskilled, or not fully proficient. Literally, “half raw, half cooked”.
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半生不熟 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 半bàn
- 生shēng
- 不bù
- 熟shóu
半生不熟 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 半生不熟
他对新业务还半生不熟，需要一段时间才能完全掌握。
He is still unfamiliar with the new business and will need some time to fully master it.
Idioms Related to 半生不熟
Synonyms of 半生不熟
More idioms starting with 半
- bàn半sān三bù不sì四absent-minded and dispirited
- bàn半shàng上bàn半xià下undecided between two choices
- bàn半shàng上luò落xià下leave things unfinished
- bàn半sī丝bàn半lǚ缕a tiny bit
- bàn半mǔ亩fāng方táng塘A small, confined area
- bàn半dī低bù不gāo高of medium height or level
- bàn半xìn信bù不xìn信half-believing, half-doubting
- bàn半xìn信bàn半yí疑half-believing and half-doubting
- bàn半bàn半lā拉lā拉incomplete or half-done
- bàn半bàn半lù路lù路halfway through a task
- bàn半diào吊zi子a dabbler; not proficient in a skill
- bàn半tǔ吐bàn半lù露speak evasively or ambiguously
Questions about 半生不熟
- What does 半生不熟 mean?
- 半生不熟 (bàn shēng bù shóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Half-cooked”.
- How do you pronounce 半生不熟?
- 半生不熟 is pronounced bàn shēng bù shóu in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 半生不熟 literally mean?
- Literally, 半生不熟 means “half raw, half cooked”. It is used to mean “Half-cooked”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 半生不熟?
- 没有完全成熟或未烹煮至可食用的程度。比喻不熟悉；不熟练。