Chinese–EnglishWith examples
了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng · liao ru zhi zhang
Traditional 瞭如指掌
Meaning
CC-CEDICTliǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng 了如指掌
- to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
- to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng 瞭如指掌
- variant of 了如指掌
In a sentence
2 examples01
他对这个地方了如指掌。
He knows every inch of this area.
Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
02
我对纽约了如指掌。
I know every inch of New York.
Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
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