了然于胸

瞭然於胸
liǎorányúxiōng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to understand clearly in one's heart
  2. 2 to have a thorough grasp of; to be fully aware

Examples

Duìyú gōngsī de cáiwù zhuàngkuàng, tā zǎo yǐ liǎorányúxiōng.
He has long had a clear understanding of the company's financial situation.
Jīngguò jǐ nián de yánjiū, tā duì zhège lǐngyù yǐjīng liǎorányúxiōng.
After several years of research, she has a thorough grasp of this field.

Tips

register
Literary and elegant — common in writing and formal speech to praise someone's deep understanding. In casual speech, 心里有数 conveys a similar idea more colloquially.
grammar
Pattern: ...了然于胸 — 'to understand X thoroughly.' The here means 'in/at,' a classical use preserved in many chengyu.

Stroke Order

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xiōng