Usage note
熟悉表示很了解。
shú xī biǎo shì hěn liǎo jiě。
Familiar means well known or well understood.
Context note
熟悉常用于人、地方和内容。
shú xī cháng yòng yú rén 、 dì fāng hé nèi róng。
Familiar often appears with people, places, and content.
5 examples
我对这里很熟悉。
wǒ duì zhè lǐ hěn shú xī。
I am very familiar with here.
他熟悉这个词。
tā shú xī zhè ge cí。
He is familiar with this word.
你熟悉学校吗？
nǐ shú xī xué xiào ma？
Are you familiar with the school?
这条路我很熟悉。
zhè tiáo lù wǒ hěn shú xī。
I am very familiar with this road.
熟悉以后就不怕了。
shú xī yǐ hòu jiù bú pà le。
Once familiar, there is nothing to fear.
5 mini stories
他对这个地方很熟悉。
tā duì zhè ge dì fāng hěn shú xī。
He is very familiar with this place.
我想先熟悉一下环境。
wǒ xiǎng xiān shú xī yí xià huán jìng。
I want to get familiar with the environment first.
老师让我们熟悉课文。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men shú xī kè wén。
The teacher asked us to get familiar with the text.
她熟悉很多历史故事。
tā shú xī hěn duō lì shǐ gù shì。
She is familiar with many historical stories.
熟悉以后，做事就更快了。
shú xī yǐ hòu， zuò shì jiù gèng kuài le。
After becoming familiar, things are done faster.
Mini dialogue
新同学
A
你熟悉新学校吗？
Nǐ shúxī xīn xuéxiào ma?
Are you familiar with the new school?
B
还不熟悉，但我很喜欢这里。
Hái bù shúxī, dàn wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhèlǐ.
Not yet familiar, but I like it here very much.
读书
A
这个故事你熟悉吗？
Zhège gùshi nǐ shúxī ma?
Are you familiar with this story?
B
很熟悉，我读过很多遍了。
Hěn shúxī, wǒ dú guo hěn duō biàn le.
Very familiar, I've read it many times.
Related words and contrasts
similar
了解
liǎojiě
to understand
To know something well, but maybe not as deeply as 熟悉.
opposite
陌生
mòshēng
unfamiliar
Not knowing someone or something at all.