心里有数

心裡有數

xīnlǐ-yǒushù

idiom #23,310

Meanings

1 to know the score
2 to have a clear idea in mind
3 to know what's going on

Characters

inside / within

Examples

HSK 3

你心里有数吗？这件事很复杂。

Nǐ xīnlǐ-yǒushù ma? Zhè jiàn shì hěn fùzá.

Do you know what you're dealing with? This matter is quite complicated.

HSK 6

他表面上不说，其实心里有数。

Tā biǎomiànshàng bùshuō, qíshí xīnlǐ-yǒushù.

He doesn't say it out loud, but he knows the score.

HSK 7-9

考试前她已经心里有数，胸有成竹。

Kǎoshì qián tā yǐjīng xīnlǐ-yǒushù, xiōngyǒuchéngzhú.

Before the exam she already had a clear picture in her mind and was fully confident.

Tips

memory

心里 (in the heart/mind) + 有数 (have a count / have numbers). Imagine having all the numbers tallied up in your head already. You know exactly how things stand.

Stroke Order

心 xīn

里 lǐ

有 yǒu

数 shù