得心应手

得心應手

déxīn-yìngshǒu

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

HSK 5

经过多年练习，他弹钢琴已经得心应手了。

Jīngguò duōnián liànxí, tā tán gāngqín yǐjīng déxīn-yìngshǒu le.

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

HSK 7-9

用惯了这款软件，操作起来得心应手。

Yòng guàn le zhè kuǎn ruǎnjiàn, cāozuò qǐlái déxīn-yìngshǒu.

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 de

心 xīn

应 yīng

手 shǒu