应有尽有

應有盡有

yīngyǒu-jìnyǒu

idiom HSK 7 #14,389

Meanings

1 to have everything one could expect; everything you could want is here

Characters

should; ought to

all; entirely; exhaustively

Literally 'whatever should be there, all of it is there' — nothing is missing from the expected selection.

Examples

这家超市商品应有尽有。

Zhè jiā chāoshì shāngpǐn yīngyǒu-jìnyǒu.

This supermarket has everything you could want.

图书馆的藏书应有尽有，什么类型都有。

Túshūguǎn de cángshū yīngyǒu-jìnyǒu, shénme lèixíng dōu yǒu.

The library's collection is comprehensive — it has every type.

Tips

memory

Think of it as: 'should have? (应有) Got it all! (尽有)' — a concise way of saying 'fully stocked, nothing missing.' It's commonly used in advertisements and descriptions of large stores, markets, or collections.

Stroke Order

应 yīng

有 yǒu

尽 jǐn