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半生不熟

bàn shēng bù shóu

4-character word

What 半生不熟 means

1. underripe
2. half-cooked
3. (fig.) not mastered (of a technique)
4. clumsy
5. halting

The characters in 半生不熟

• 半bànhalf; semi-; incomplete
• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 熟shúripe; mature; thoroughly cooked; done; familiar; acquainted

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