







得于心应于手 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a perfect grasp of the principles or techniques and execute them skillfully and effortlessly; to achieve perfect coordination between mind and hand, indicating mastery”. Literally, “Obtained in the mind, responded by the hand”.

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Open the tool →得于心应于手 (dé yú xīn yīng yú shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a perfect grasp of the principles or techniques and execute them skillfully and effortlessly; to achieve perfect coordination between mind and hand, indicating mastery”.
得于心应于手 is pronounced dé yú xīn yīng yú shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 得于心应于手 means “Obtained in the mind, responded by the hand”. It is used to mean “to have a perfect grasp of the principles or techniques and execute them skillfully and effortlessly; to achieve perfect coordination between mind and hand, indicating mastery”.
得:获得,领悟;应:适应。领悟到要领,做起来顺手。形容功夫到家,心手相应