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得心应手

dé xīn yìng shǒu

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 得心應手

得心应手 (dé xīn yìng shǒu) means "lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job; entirely in one's element; going smoothly ". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 得心应手 means

1. lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
2. entirely in one's element
3. going smoothly and easily

The characters in 得心应手

• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 应yīngto agree (to do sth); should; ought to
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

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