半生不熟

MEANING

1. 壹形adjective

   underripe

   • zhègeshuǐguǒbànshēngbùshóu.

     这个水果半生不熟。🔊

     This fruit is neither ripe nor completely unripe.

2. 貳形adjective

   half-cooked

   • zhèkuàiròubànshēngbùshóu.

     这块肉半生不熟。🔊

     This piece of meat is half raw and half cooked.

3. 參形adjective

   (fig.) not mastered (of a technique)

   • tādezhōngwénbànshēngbùshóu.

     他的中文半生不熟。🔊

     His Chinese is still half-baked.

4. 肆形adjective

   clumsy

   • tāzuòdefànbànshēngbùshóu.

     他做的饭半生不熟。🔊

     The rice he cooked was half raw and half done.

5. 伍形adjective

   halting

   • tāshuōhànyǔbànshēngbùshóu.

     他说汉语半生不熟。🔊

     He speaks Chinese in a halting and imperfect manner.