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胸有成竹 (xiōng yǒu chéng zhú): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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胸有成竹 (xiōng yǒu chéng zhú): Have a well-thought-out plan / Be confident of success (adjective/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

胸 • xiōng • chest; bosom; thorax • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

xiōng胸

chest; bosom; thorax

有 • yǒu • to have • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

yǒu有

to have

成 • chéng • one tenth; proportion • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

chéng成

one tenth; proportion

竹 • zhú • bamboo

zhú竹

bamboo

Word Info

Pinyinxiōng yǒu chéng zhú

MeaningHave a well-thought-out plan / Be confident of success

Characters4

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

Syntaxadjective/idiom

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More common words that include characters from 胸有成竹.

Words with 胸

胸怀xiōng huáimind; heart; breast
胸膛xiōng tángbreast; thorax; chest
心胸xīn xiōngMind / Heart
挺胸tǐng xiōngto stick out one's chest
胸中xiōng zhōngin one's heart/mind
胸前xiōng qiánchest (front of body)
胸口xiōng kǒuchest
胸罩xiōng zhàobra, brassiere

Words with 有

有些yǒu xiēsome
有的yǒu de(there are) some (who are...)
没有méi yǒudon't have
有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly

Words with 成

变成biàn chéngto change into
完成wán chéngcomplete
成绩chéng jìresults; marks; achievement
养成yǎng chéngto cultivate

Words with 竹

竹子zhú zibamboo
烟花爆竹yān huā bào zhúfireworks
爆竹bào zhúfirecracker
竹竿zhú gānbamboo pole

有时

yǒu shí

sometimes

有意思yǒu yì siinteresting

只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...

有关yǒu guānto have sth to do with

成为

chéng wéi

become

成功chéng gōngsuccess; successful

当成dàng chéngto consider as; to take to be

形成xíng chéngform; shape

竹榻

zhútà

bamboo couch

竹笆zhúbābamboo fence

竹筏zhú fábamboo raft

竹篓zhú lǒubamboo basket

4.

How to Use 胸有成竹 in Sentences

Measure Word + Nounwith样子

yī一

fù副

xiōng胸

yǒu有

chéng成

zhú竹

de的

yàng样

zi子

neutral

an air of confidence

Verb + Complementwith显得

xiǎn显

de得

xiōng胸

yǒu有

chéng成

zhú竹

Verb + Adverbwith说

xiōng胸

yǒu有

chéng成

zhú竹

de地

shuō说

Adjective + Nounwith态度

xiōng胸

yǒu有

chéng成

zhú竹

de的

tài态

du度

5.

Example Sentences with 胸有成竹

tā他

kǎo考

shì试

qián前

xiōng胸

yǒu有

chéng

neutral

appear confident

neutral

say with confidence

formalWritten

confident attitude

成

zhú竹

。

He was confident before the exam.

nǐ你

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

xiōng胸

yǒu有

chéng成

zhú竹

，

nán难

dào道

yǐ已

jīng经

xiǎng想

hǎo好

yìng应

duì对

cè策

lüè略

le了

ma吗

？

You look confident of success; have you already figured out a coping strategy?

jǐn尽

guǎn管

shí时

jiān间

jǐn紧

pò迫

，

tā他

yī依

rán然

xiōng胸

yǒu有

chéng成

zhú竹

dì地

wán完

chéng成

le了

xiàng项

mù目

guī规

huà划

。

Despite the tight schedule, he still completed the project plan with full confidence.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

xiōng胸

yǒu有

chéng成

zhú竹

，

zhǐ只

shì是

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

zhuāng装

dé得

zhèn镇

dìng定

zì自

ruò若

bà罢

le了

。

He is not actually confident of success; he just pretends to be calm and composed on the surface.

miàn面

duì对

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

，

tā他

xiōng胸

yǒu有

chéng成

zhú竹

dì地

tí提

chū出

liǎo了

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

àn案

。

Facing the challenge, he confidently proposed a solution.