了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ liu5 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2
- to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
- to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
了如指掌 瞭如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ liu4 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2
- variant of 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ
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了
- 了却 了卻 liǎo què ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ liu5 koek3 to resolve
- 了结 了結 liǎo jié ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ liu5 git3 to settle
- 了解 liǎo jiě ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ liu5 gaai2 to understand
- 吹了 chuī le ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄌㄜ ceoi1 liu5 failed; busted; to have not succeeded
- 完了 wán le ㄨㄢˊ ˙ㄌㄜ jyun4 liu5 to be finished
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- 对了 對了 duì le ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ deoi3 liu5 Correct!
- 得了 dé le ㄉㄜˊ ˙ㄌㄜ dak1 liu5 all right!
- 极了 極了 jí le ㄐㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜ gik6 liu5 extremely
- 为了 為了 wèi le ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ wai6 liu5 for; for the purpose of; in order to
- 算了 suàn le ㄙㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄜ syun3 liu5 let it be
- 罢了 罷了 bà le ㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄜ baa6 liu5 a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
- 除了 chú le ㄔㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄜ ceoi4 liu5 apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，除了他，谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，除了英语，他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French")
- 不得了 bù dé liǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ bat1 dak1 liu5 desperately serious
- 了不起 liǎo bu qǐ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄑㄧˇ liu5 bat1 hei2 amazing
- 免不了 miǎn bù liǎo ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ min5 bat1 liu5 unavoidable
- 别提了 別提了 bié tí le ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜ bit6 tai4 liu5 say no more
- 受不了 shòu bù liǎo ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ sau6 bat1 liu5 unbearable
- 受得了 shòu de liǎo ㄕㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄧㄠˇ sau6 dak1 liu5 to put up with; to endure
- 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo ㄕㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ siu2 bat1 liu5 cannot do without
- 忘不了 wàng bu liǎo ㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ mong4 bat1 liu5 cannot forget
如
- 一如 yī rú ㄧ ㄖㄨˊ jat1 jyu4 to be just like
- 不如 bù rú ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ bat1 jyu4 not equal to; not as good as; inferior to
- 例如 lì rú ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ lai6 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 假如 jiǎ rú ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄖㄨˊ gaa2 jyu4 if
- 如一 rú yī ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ jyu4 jat1 consistent
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- 如下 rú xià ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ jyu4 haa6 as follows
- 如今 rú jīn ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣ jyu4 gam1 nowadays; now
- 如何 rú hé ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊ jyu4 ho4 how
- 如同 rú tóng ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ jyu4 tung4 like
- 如实 如實 rú shí ㄖㄨˊ ㄕˊ jyu4 sat6 as things really are
- 如意 rú yì ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ jyu4 ji3 as one wants; according to one's wishes
- 如果 rú guǒ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ jyu4 gwo2 if; in case; in the event that
- 如此 rú cǐ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ jyu4 ci2 like this; so; such
- 正如 zhèng rú ㄓㄥˋ ㄖㄨˊ zing3 jyu4 just as
- 比如 bǐ rú ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ bei2 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 犹如 猶如 yóu rú ㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄨˊ jau4 jyu4 similar to; like
- 自如 zì rú ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ zi6 jyu4 unobstructed
- 譬如 pì rú ㄆㄧˋ ㄖㄨˊ pei3 jyu4 for example; for instance; such as
- 如果说 如果說 rú guǒ shuō ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄨㄛ jyu4 gwo2 seoi3 if
- 比如说 比如說 bǐ rú shuō ㄅㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ bei2 jyu4 seoi3 for example
指
- 戒指 jiè zhi ㄐㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄓ gaai3 zi2 (finger) ring
- 手指 shǒu zhǐ ㄕㄡˇ ㄓˇ sau2 zi2 finger
- 指令 zhǐ lìng ㄓˇ ㄌㄧㄥˋ zi2 ling6 to order; to command
- 指出 zhǐ chū ㄓˇ ㄔㄨ zi2 ceot1 to indicate
- 指南 zhǐ nán ㄓˇ ㄋㄢˊ zi2 naam4 to guide
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- 指向 zhǐ xiàng ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zi2 hoeng3 to point towards
- 指定 zhǐ dìng ㄓˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zi2 ding6 to appoint
- 指导 指導 zhǐ dǎo ㄓˇ ㄉㄠˇ zi2 dou6 to guide; to direct; to instruct
- 指引 zhǐ yǐn ㄓˇ ㄧㄣˇ zi2 jan5 to guide
- 指控 zhǐ kòng ㄓˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ zi2 hung3 accusation
- 指挥 指揮 zhǐ huī ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ zi2 fai1 to conduct
- 指教 zhǐ jiào ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄠˋ zi2 gaau3 to offer advice, guidance, or feedback
- 指数 指數 zhǐ shù ㄓˇ ㄕㄨˋ zi2 sou3 (numerical, statistical) index
- 指望 zhǐ wàng ㄓˇ ㄨㄤˋ zi2 mong6 to count on; to hope for
- 指标 指標 zhǐ biāo ㄓˇ ㄅㄧㄠ zi2 biu1 (production) target; quota
- 指正 zhǐ zhèng ㄓˇ ㄓㄥˋ zi2 zing3 to point out mistakes or weak points for correction
- 指甲 zhǐ jia ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ zi2 gaap3 fingernail
- 指示 zhǐ shì ㄓˇ ㄕˋ zi2 si6 to point out
- 指纹 指紋 zhǐ wén ㄓˇ ㄨㄣˊ zi2 man4 fingerprint
- 指责 指責 zhǐ zé ㄓˇ ㄗㄜˊ zi2 zaak3 to criticize
掌
- 手掌 shǒu zhǎng ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˇ sau2 zoeng2 palm
- 掌握 zhǎng wò ㄓㄤˇ ㄨㄛˋ zoeng2 ak1 to grasp (often fig.)
- 掌管 zhǎng guǎn ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ zoeng2 gun2 in charge of
- 掌声 掌聲 zhǎng shēng ㄓㄤˇ ㄕㄥ zoeng2 sing1 applause
- 鼓掌 gǔ zhǎng ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ gu2 zoeng2 to applaud
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- 主掌 zhǔ zhǎng ㄓㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ zyu2 zoeng2 in charge (of a position etc)
- 反掌 fǎn zhǎng ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄤˇ faan2 zoeng2 lit. to turn over one's palm
- 合掌 hé zhǎng ㄏㄜˊ ㄓㄤˇ hap6 zoeng2 to clasp hands
- 执掌 執掌 zhí zhǎng ㄓˊ ㄓㄤˇ zap1 zoeng2 to wield (power etc)
- 巴掌 bā zhang ㄅㄚ ˙ㄓㄤ baa1 zoeng2 palm of the hand
- 抃掌 biàn zhǎng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄤˇ bin6 zoeng2 to clap
- 拊掌 fǔ zhǎng ㄈㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ fu2 zoeng2 to clap hands
- 掌勺 zhǎng sháo ㄓㄤˇ ㄕㄠˊ zoeng2 zoek3 to be in charge of the cooking
- 掌嘴 zhǎng zuǐ ㄓㄤˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ zoeng2 zeoi2 to slap
- 掌厨 掌廚 zhǎng chú ㄓㄤˇ ㄔㄨˊ zoeng2 cyu4 to prepare meals
- 掌心 zhǎng xīn ㄓㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄣ zoeng2 sam1 hollow of the palm
- 掌控 zhǎng kòng ㄓㄤˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ zoeng2 hung3 to control
- 掌掴 掌摑 zhǎng guāi ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨㄞ zoeng2 gwaak3 to slap (with the palm of the hand)
- 掌击 掌擊 zhǎng jī ㄓㄤˇ ㄐㄧ zoeng2 gik1 to slap
- 掌故 zhǎng gù ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨˋ zoeng2 gu3 anecdote; tales (esp. about a historical figure)
Example sentences
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我 对 對 纽约 紐約 了如指掌 。
I know every inch of New York.
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他 对 對 纽约 紐約 了如指掌 。
He knows New York inside out.
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他 对 對 那 件 事 了如指掌 瞭如指掌 。
He knows every inch of this area.
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他 对 對 这个 這個 地方 了如指掌 。
He knows every inch of this area.
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他 对 對 她 的 过去 過去 似乎 了如指掌 瞭如指掌 。
He seems to know all about her past.
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