了如指掌 meaning in English
to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
29 strokes
Meaning of 了如指掌
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
liǎorúzhǐzhǎng
- to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
- to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
liǎorúzhǐzhǎng
- variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]
了如指掌 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他对那件事了如指掌。
He knows every inch of this area.
我对纽约了如指掌。
I know every inch of New York.
他对纽约了如指掌。
He knows New York inside out.
他对她的过去似乎了如指掌。
He seems to know all about her past.
Stroke order for each character
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了 le · completed action marker · 2 strokes
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如 rú · as · 6 strokes
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指 zhǐ · finger · 9 strokes
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掌 zhǎng · in charge · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 了如指掌.
| 如果 | rúguǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 不如 | bùrú | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to |
| 比如 | bǐrú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 比如说 | bǐrú shuō | for example |
| 例如 | lìrú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 为了 | wèile | for; for the purpose of; in order to |
| 如何 | rúhé | how; what way |
| 除了 | chúle | apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1 |
| 手指 | shǒuzhǐ | finger |
| 极了 | jí le | extremely; exceedingly |
| 指导 | zhǐdǎo | to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer |
| 指出 | zhǐchū | to indicate; to point out |
Questions about 了如指掌
What does 了如指掌 mean?
了如指掌 (liǎorúzhǐzhǎng) means "to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside out".
How do you write 了如指掌?
了如指掌 is made of 4 characters: 了 (2 strokes), 如 (6 strokes), 指 (9 strokes), 掌 (12 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.