得 dé
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
得心应手
déxīnyìngshǒu
to handle with ease; to be very skilful at
Characters in this word
心 xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
应 yīng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
手 shǒu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 手 — hand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他做木工很多年了，用起工具来得心应手。 Tā zuò mùgōng hěn duō nián le, yòng qǐ gōngjù lái déxīnyìngshǒu. He has done carpentry for many years and uses his tools with ease.
- 刚换了新电脑，用起来还不太得心应手。 Gāng huàn le xīn diànnǎo, yòng qǐlái hái bú tài déxīnyìngshǒu. I just got a new computer and don't yet feel quite at ease using it.
- 她做饭得心应手，几个菜一会儿就端上了桌子。 Tā zuòfàn déxīnyìngshǒu, jǐ ge cài yíhuìr jiù duān shàng le zhuōzi. She cooks with ease, and a few dishes were on the table in no time.
Related words
- 得到 dédào to get, to obtain
- 记得 jìde to remember
- 觉得 juéde to think, to feel
- 得 dé to get; to receive
- 得出 déchū to reach a conclusion
- 得 de so; to the extent (after a verb)
- 懂得 dǒngde to understand; to know about
- 取得 qǔdé to achieve; to obtain
- 不得不 bùdébù to have to
- 得分 défēn to score points
- 认得 rènde to recognize
- 显得 xiǎnde to seem; to look