十拿九稳 (十拿九穩)
shí ná jiǔ wěn
Pinyin

Definition

十拿九稳 (十拿九穩)
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shí ná jiǔ wěn
  1. to be a cinch
  2. in the bag
  3. (of a person) confident of success

Related Words (20)

  1. 1 old variant of 拿[ná]
sān shí
  1. 1 thirty
  2. 2 30
jiǔ
  1. 1 nine
  2. 2 9
shí
  1. 1 ten
  2. 2 10
shí èr
  1. 1 twelve
  2. 2 12

Idioms (20)

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一传十,十传百
yī chuán shí , shí chuán bǎi
  1. 1 news pass quickly from mouth to mouth (idiom)
  2. 2 an infectious disease spreads quickly (old meaning)
一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳
yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng
  1. 1 bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
一暴十寒
yī pù shí hán
  1. 1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. 2 sporadic effort
  3. 3 short attention span
一曝十寒
yī pù shí hán
  1. 1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. 2 sporadic effort
  3. 3 lack of sticking power
  4. 4 short attention span

Sample Sentences

明天的考试,我十拿九稳。
míngtiān de kǎoshì ,wǒ shínájiǔwěn 。
I am certain that I will pass the test tomorrow.
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这是一个十拿九稳的办法。
zhèshì yīgē shínájiǔwěn de bànfǎ 。
This approach will definitely work.
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十拿九稳
shínájiǔwěn
Lit: Out of the ten times, nine are stable. Fig: almost certain; well in hand.
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明天的比赛,我十拿九稳。
míngtiān de bǐsài ,wǒ shínájiǔwěn 。
I am certain that I will win the game tomorrow.
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