# 胸有成竹 (xiōngyǒuchéngzhú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 胸有成竹 (xiōngyǒuchéngzhú) means “to have a well-thought-out plan”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to have a well-thought-out plan
- Pinyin: xiōngyǒuchéngzhú (xiong1 you3 cheng2 zhu2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 她对明天的考试已经胸有成竹。
  Tā duì míngtiān de kǎoshì yǐjīng xiōngyǒuchéngzhú.
  She already has a well-thought-out plan for tomorrow's exam.

## Characters

- [胸](https://hanziro.com/word/xiong-chest/) (xiōng): chest; bosom
- [有](https://hanziro.com/word/you-have/) (yǒu): to have; there is
- [成](https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-become/) (chéng): to become; to succeed
- 竹 (zhú): bamboo; Kangxi radical 118

https://hanziro.com/word/xiong-you-cheng-zhu-have-well-thought/

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