胸有成竹

xiōng yǒu chéng zhú

Dictionary entry

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

What does 胸有成竹 mean?

胸有成竹 (xiōng yǒu chéng zhú) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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胸xiōngvariant of 胸[xiong1]有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]竹zhú(bound form) bamboo · Kangxi radical 118

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胸有成竹

xiōng yǒu chéng zhú

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