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    Expressing "familiar" with 熟悉 (shúxī)

    Description & Modification
    Existence & Possession

    Structure

    Subject + 熟悉 + Object

    Explanation

    熟悉 (shúxī) is a verb meaning "to be familiar with" something or someone. It describes having knowledge or experience of a subject. For example, you might say 我很熟悉这个地方 (I am very familiar with this place).

    Examples

    • 我对这个城市的每条街道都很熟悉。

      Wǒ duì zhège chéngshì de měi tiáo jiēdào dōu hěn shúxī.

      I am very familiar with every street in this city.

    • 你熟悉这款软件的操作吗？

      Nǐ shúxī zhè kuǎn ruǎnjiàn de cāozuò ma?

      Are you familiar with how to use this software?

    • 她在公司工作了十年，非常熟悉每个流程。

      Tā zài gōngsī gōngzuòle shí nián, fēicháng shúxī měi ge liúchéng.

      She has worked at the company for ten years and is very familiar with every process.

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