得心应手

得心應手

déxīnyìngshǒu

idiom #24,133

Meanings

1 to do with ease
2 to have at one's fingertips
3 to handle skillfully without effort

Characters

to get; to obtain; to achieve

heart; mind; intention

to respond; to correspond to

Examples

经过多年练习，他弹钢琴已经得心应手了。

Jīngguò duō nián liànxí, tā tán gāngqín yǐjīng déxīnyìngshǒu le.

After years of practice, he plays the piano with effortless skill.

用惯了这款软件，操作起来得心应手。

Yòng guàn le zhè kuǎn ruǎnjiàn, cāozuò qǐlái déxīnyìngshǒu.

After getting used to this software, operating it is a breeze.

Tips

memory

得心应手 means 'the heart conceives and the hand responds' — heart and hand work in perfect harmony. When you're truly skilled, you don't even have to think; your hands just do it.

Stroke Order

得 dé

心 xīn

应 yīng

手 shǒu