瞭如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2. to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
  3. 3. variant of 了如指掌liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng

Characters

Character Meaning
瞭 liǎo
variant of 瞭liǎo; to understand clearly; clear-sighted
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
指 zhǐ HSK 4
to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; finger
掌 zhǎng HSK 5
palm of the hand; to hold in one's hand; to slap