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成竹在胸

chéng zhú zài xiōngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 胸有成竹[xiōng yǒu chéng zhú]
Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-74d11c533c35b041. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

成竹在胸 成竹在胸 [cheng2 zhu2 zai4 xiong1] /see 胸有成竹[xiong1 you3 cheng2 zhu2]/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 成
    chéng

    to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth

    Chéng

    surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都[Chéng dū]

  • 竹
    zhú

    (bound form) bamboo / Kangxi radical 118

  • 在
    zài

    to exist / to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

  • 胸
    xiōng

    chest / bosom / heart / mind / thorax

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.