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得心应手 (dé xīn yìng shǒu) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

得心应手 (dé xīn yìng shǒu) is a Chinese word: handy; with ease and skill; proficient. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 得心应手

成语 chéng yǔ idiom

handy; with ease and skill; proficient

经过多年练习,她弹钢琴得心应手。

jīng guò duō nián liàn xí tā tán gāng qín dé xīn yìng shǒu

After years of practice, she plays the piano with ease and skill.

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Word breakdown

得 dé — to obtain; to achieve

心 xīn — heart; mind; intention

应 yìng — to respond; to correspond

手 shǒu — hand; execution

Structure & writing
1 得 dé — to get; to obtain (opposite of 失)
Xpinyin

得 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

Stroke order

2 心 xīn — heart (organ that pumps blood)
心 is a component in 51 characters
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心 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

3 应 yìng — to reply; to answer
Xpinyin

应 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

3.1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)
广 is a component in 31 characters
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3.3 一 yī — the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
一 is a component in 58 characters
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4 手 shǒu — hand (the part of the body below the wrist)
手 is a component in 10 characters

手 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order