Usage note
成熟表示长大、发展好或想法稳重。
chéng shú biǎo shì zhǎng dà 、 fā zhǎn hǎo huò xiǎng fǎ wěn zhòng。
成熟 means grown-up, developed well, or mentally mature.
Context note
成熟常用于水果、年龄和想法。
chéng shú cháng yòng yú shuǐ guǒ 、 nián líng hé xiǎng fǎ。
It is often used for fruit, age, and ideas.
5 examples
香蕉成熟了。
xiāng jiāo chéng shú le。
The banana is ripe.
他变得更成熟了。
tā biàn de gèng chéng shú le。
He has become more mature.
这个计划还不成熟。
zhè ge jì huà hái bù chéng shú。
This plan is not yet mature.
成熟的苹果很好吃。
chéng shú de píng guǒ hěn hǎo chī。
Ripe apples are delicious.
她说话很成熟。
tā shuō huà hěn chéng shú。
She speaks very maturely.
5 mini stories
这个孩子比同龄人更成熟。
zhè ge hái zi bǐ tóng líng rén gèng chéng shú。
This child is more mature than children of the same age.
水果成熟后才会更甜。
shuǐ guǒ chéng shú hòu cái huì gèng tián。
Fruit becomes sweeter after it ripens.
他在困难中慢慢成熟起来。
tā zài kùn nán zhōng màn màn chéng shú qǐ lái。
He gradually matured through difficulties.
老师说想法要成熟一点。
lǎo shī shuō xiǎng fǎ yào chéng shú yì diǎn。
The teacher said the idea should be a bit more mature.
成熟不只是年龄大。
chéng shú bù zhǐ shì nián líng dà。
Maturity is not just about being older.
Mini dialogue
吃水果
A
这个芒果可以吃了吗？
Zhège mángguǒ kěyǐ chī le ma?
Can we eat this mango yet?
B
再等两天吧，它还没有成熟。
Zài děng liǎng tiān ba, tā hái méiyǒu chéngshú.
Wait two more days, it's not ripe yet.
长大以后
A
你哥哥真会照顾人。
Nǐ gēge zhēn huì zhàogù rén.
Your older brother is really good at taking care of people.
B
是啊，他比我成熟多了。
Shì a, tā bǐ wǒ chéngshú duō le.
Yes, he is much more mature than me.
Related words and contrasts
similar
长大
zhǎng dà
grow up
成熟 is more about inner maturity, while 长大 often refers to physical growth.
opposite
幼稚
yòu zhì
childish; immature
成熟 means mature, 幼稚 means the opposite.
related
熟了
shóu le
ripe; cooked
成熟 can mean ripe for fruit, 熟了 is the everyday way to say it.