dé得obtainxīn心heartyìng应respondshǒu手hand
To do something skillfully and easily; to be able to handle the task with ease.
Literal meaning
obtain (得) — heart (心) — respond (应) — hand (手)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase.
Examples
Jīng经guò过duō多nián年de的liàn练xí习，tā他xiàn现zài在xiě写shū书fǎ法yǐ已jīng经dé得xīn心yìng应shǒu手le了。
After years of practice, he can now write calligraphy skillfully and easily.
Yǒu有le了zhè这xiē些gōng工jù具，gōng工zuò作qǐ起lái来jiù就dé得xīn心yìng应shǒu手duō多le了。
With these tools, the work becomes much easier to handle.
Usage & nuances
Indicates a high level of proficiency and ease in performing a task.
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