胸有成竹

xiōng yǒu chéng zhú

HSK 7–9

Meaning

比喻事前已有全面的考虑和安排，形容心里有底，有把握。

To have a well-thought-out plan or idea in one's mind; to be confident and prepared.

通常用于形容人在做事或应对情况时已有充分准备和信心。

Used to describe someone who is fully prepared and confident in handling a situation.

1 考试前他已经胸有成竹，一点都不紧张。 (Before the exam, he was already confident and not nervous at all.)
2 面对客户的质疑，他胸有成竹地一一解答。 (Facing the client's questions, he answered them all with confidence.)
3 项目经理对这项目的进展胸有成竹，所以没有加班。 (The project manager was confident about the project's progress, so he didn't work overtime.)
4 她在演讲前胸有成竹，因为她已经练习了很多次。 (She was confident before the speech because she had practiced many times.)
5 谈判时，他胸有成竹地提出了自己的条件。 (During the negotiation, he confidently put forward his conditions.)

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