如数家珍

如數家珍
rúshǔ-jiāzhēn
idiom #56,862

Meanings

  1. 1 as if enumerating one's family treasures
  2. 2 to know a subject inside and out; to recite with complete familiarity

Examples

HSK 4
Tā jiǎng qǐ qiúduì lìshǐ rúshǔjiāzhēn.
He recites the team's history like counting his own treasures.
HSK 4
Lǎo jiàoshòu duì Tángshī rúshǔjiāzhēn.
The old professor knows Tang poetry inside and out.
HSK 4
Tā duì diàn lǐ shāngpǐn rúshǔjiāzhēn.
She can list every item in the shop by heart.

Tips

memory
Picture someone opening the family treasure chest and naming each piece from memory - that ease and pride is the image. 家珍 = 'family's treasures'.

Stroke Order

shù
jiā
zhēn