# 胸有成竹 (xiōngyǒuchéngzhú): to have a well-thought-out plan in… | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

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Content ID: hsk-7-9-10010
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:46:17.151Z
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Learn 胸有成竹 (xiōngyǒuchéngzhú), HSK 7-9: to have a well-thought-out plan in mind; confident of success. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English mean…

# 胸有成竹

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xiōngyǒuchéngzhú

to have a well-thought-out plan in mind; confident of success

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

胸xiōng1

First tone: high and level

First tone: high and level

有yǒu3

Third tone: low, then rising

Third tone: low, then rising

成chéng2

Second tone: rising

Second tone: rising

竹zhú2

Second tone: rising

Second tone: rising

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## Usage in this example

Used as a four-character idiom meaning to have a well-thought-out plan and confidence, like entering a negotiation with a detailed proposal.

## Example sentence

他对这次谈判胸有成竹，提出了详细的方案。

Tā duì zhè cì tánpàn xiōngyǒuchéngzhú, tíchū le xiángxì de fāng'àn.

He has a well-thought-out plan in mind for this negotiation and has put forward a detailed proposal.

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