胸有成竹 meaning in English

xiōngyǒuchéngzhú

(idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind

HSK 7-928 strokes

Meaning of 胸有成竹

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiōngyǒuchéngzhú
  1. (idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind

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胸 xiōng · breast · 10 strokes

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有 yǒu · to have · 6 strokes

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成 chéng · to succeed · 6 strokes

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竹 zhú · bamboo · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 胸有成竹.

没有méiyǒuhaven't; hasn't
还有hái yǒuthere still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
有些yǒuxiēsome; somewhat; rather; a bit
有时yǒushísometimes; now and then
有时候yǒushíhousometimes
有用yǒuyònguseful
有名yǒumíngfamous; well-known
有的yǒude(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
有一些yǒuyīxiēsomewhat; rather
所有suǒyǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people
成为chéngwéito become; to turn into

Questions about 胸有成竹

What does 胸有成竹 mean?

胸有成竹 (xiōngyǒuchéngzhú) means "(idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind".

How do you write 胸有成竹?

胸有成竹 is made of 4 characters: 胸 (10 strokes), 有 (6 strokes), 成 (6 strokes), 竹 (6 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.

Is 胸有成竹 an HSK word?

Yes. 胸有成竹 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.