心手相应 xīn shǒu xiāng yìng Heart and hand corresponding

Explanation

形容技艺纯熟，心中所想，手就能做到。

Describes the mastery of a skill where the mind does what the heart desires.

Origin Story

著名书画家张择端，从小就对绘画有着浓厚的兴趣。他常常观察周围的事物，将所见所感记录下来。为了练习绘画技巧，他每天坚持临摹名家作品，并不断改进自己的绘画方法。经过多年的刻苦练习，张择端的心手配合越来越默契，他能够在画布上挥洒自如，将心中所想栩栩如生地展现出来。有一次，他到郊外写生，看到一群孩子在田埂上嬉戏，场面热闹非凡。张择端拿起画笔，迅速地将眼前所见画了下来。他画中的孩子神态各异，活泼可爱，将孩子们天真烂漫的神情表现得淋漓尽致。他画作的完成速度之快，令人惊叹。这幅作品完成后，深受人们喜爱。张择端的心手相应，充分体现了他多年的绘画功底，以及他对于艺术的热爱和执着。

zhùmíng shūhuàjiā zhāng zéduān, cóng xiǎo jiù duì huìhuà yǒuzhe nóng hòu de xìngqù. tā chángcháng guānchá zhōuwéi de shìwù, jiāng suǒ jiàn suǒ gǎn jìlù xiàlái. wèile liànxí huìhuà jìqiǎo, tā měitiān jiānchí línmó míngjiā zuòpǐn, bìng bùduàn gǎi jìn zìjǐ de huìhuà fāngfǎ. jīngguò duō nián de kěkǔ liànxí, zhāng zéduān de xīn shǒu pèihé yuè lái yuè mòqì, tā nénggòu zài huàbù shàng huīsǎ zìrú, jiāng xīn zhōng suǒ xiǎng xǔxǔrú shēng de zhǎnxiàn chūlái. yǒu yī cì, tā dào jiāowài xiěshēng, kàn dào yī qún háizi zài tiángěng shàng xīxì, chǎngmiàn rènào fēifán. zhāng zéduān ná qǐ huàbǐ, sùsù de jiāng yǎn qián suǒ jiàn huà le xiàlái. tā huà zhōng de háizi shéntài gèyì, huópō kě'ài, jiāng háizi men tiānzēn lànmàn de shénqíng biǎoxiàn de línlí jìzhì. tā huà zuò de wánchéng sùdù zhī kuài, lìng rén jīngtàn. zhè fú zuòpǐn wánchéng hòu, shēn shòu rénmen xǐ'ài. zhāng zéduān de xīn shǒu xiāng yìng, chōngfèn tǐxiàn le tā duō nián de huìhuà gōngdǐ, yǐjí tā duìyú yìshù de rè'ài hé zhízhuō.

The famous painter and calligrapher Zhang Zeduan, from a young age, had a strong interest in painting. He often observed the things around him and recorded his experiences. To practice his painting skills, he practiced copying works by famous masters every day and constantly improved his painting methods. After years of diligent practice, the coordination between Zhang Zeduan's heart and hand became increasingly tacit, he could freely paint on the canvas, vividly displaying what he had in mind. Once, he went to the countryside to sketch and saw a group of children playing on a field ridge, the scene was lively and extraordinary. Zhang Zeduan picked up his paintbrush and quickly painted what he saw in front of him. The children in his paintings had different expressions, lively and lovely, showing the children's innocent and romantic expressions vividly. The speed at which he finished his paintings was amazing. After the completion of this work, it was deeply loved by people. Zhang Zeduan's harmony of mind and hand fully demonstrated his many years of painting skills, as well as his love and perseverance for art.

Usage

用于形容技艺纯熟，达到炉火纯青的境界。

yòng yú xiáoróng jìyì chún shú, dádào lúhuǒ chúnqīng de jìngjiè

Used to describe the mastery of a skill that has reached a high degree of perfection.

Examples

• 他技艺精湛，雕刻时心手相应，令人叹为观止。

  tā jìyì jīngzhàn, diaokè shí xīn shǒu xiāng yìng, lìng rén tàn wèi guānzhǐ

  His skills are superb; when carving, his mind and hands work in perfect harmony, which is admirable.

• 这幅画作，笔墨精妙，心手相应，堪称佳作。

  zhè fú huà zuò, bǐmò jīngmiào, xīn shǒu xiāng yìng, kān chēng jiāzuò

  This painting, the brushstrokes are exquisite, mind and hand working together harmoniously, is a masterpiece..

Related Idioms

• 得心应手

• 熟能生巧

Opposite Idioms

• 心不在焉

• 手忙脚乱