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了然于胸 — “To understand something thoroughly and clearly”

了然于胸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to understand something thoroughly and clearly”. To have a complete grasp of a situation or knowledge; to know something inside out. Literally, “Understand clearly in one's heart/mind”.

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了然于胸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

了然于胸 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
了
liǎo2completion or change
然
rán12thus, so, yes
于
yú3at, in, on, to, from
胸
xiōng10chest, mind, aspirations

Example Sentence with 了然于胸

经过反复研究,他对这个项目的每个细节都了然于胸
After repeated research, he had every detail of this project perfectly clear in his mind.

Idioms Related to 了然于胸

Antonyms of 了然于胸

  • mí迷mí迷hū糊hū糊in a daze

More idioms starting with 了

  • liǎo了bù不kě可jiàn见completely invisible
  • liǎo了bu不qǐ起extraordinary, remarkable, or admirable
  • liǎo了bù不zhǎng长jìn进make no progress at all
  • liǎo了liǎo了kě可jiàn见perfectly obvious
  • liǎo了rú如zhǐ指zhǎng掌know something like the back of one's hand
  • le了rú如guān观huǒ火crystal clear
  • liǎo了wú无jù惧sè色to show no fear at all
  • liǎo了rán然wú无wén闻completely unheard
  • liǎo了ruò若zhǐ指zhǎng掌know something like the back of one's hand
  • liǎo了shēn身tuō脱mìng命break free from worldly constraints
  • liǎo了shēn身dá达mìng命Achieve inner peace and accept destiny

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Questions about 了然于胸

What does 了然于胸 mean?

了然于胸 (liǎo rán yú xiōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to understand something thoroughly and clearly”.

How do you pronounce 了然于胸?

了然于胸 is pronounced liǎo rán yú xiōng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 了然于胸 literally mean?

Literally, 了然于胸 means “Understand clearly in one's heart/mind”. It is used to mean “to understand something thoroughly and clearly”.

What is the Chinese definition of 了然于胸?

了然:了解、明白。心里非常明白。

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