十拿九準
shí​ná​jiǔ​zhǔn

practically certain

  • created sense approved 十拿九准/十拿九準 · shí​ná​jiǔ​zhǔn · practically certain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    十拿九准 / 十拿九準

    shí​ná​jiǔ​zhǔn

    practically certain

    (variant form) very likely to succeed; almost certain; literally to grab ten times and be accurate nine times

    十 (literal) → 十 · shí · ten 拿 (literal) → 拿 · ná · to take 九 (literal) → 九 · jiǔ · nine 准 (literal) → 准/準 · zhǔn · accurate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense