得 心 应 手

dé xīn yìng shǒudictionary entry

lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

得心應手 得心应手 [de2 xin1 ying4 shou3] /lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job/entirely in one's element/going smoothly and easily/

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Other forms in these source records: 得心應手

得
dé
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
dè
used in 得瑟[dè se]
de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
děi
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
心
xīn
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
应
yīng
to agree (to do sth) / should / ought to / must / (legal) shall
yìng
to answer / to respond / to comply with / to deal or cope with
Yīng
surname Ying / Taiwan pr. [Yìng]
手
shǒu
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]

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