轻车熟路
qīng chē shú lù
on familiar ground; doing something one knows well, with ease
Character by character
轻qīng
light
light
车chē
carriage
carriage
熟shú
familiar
familiar
路lù
road
road
Example
这种合同他签过上百份，处理起来轻车熟路。
He has signed hundreds of contracts like this, and he handles them with practised ease.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
From Han Yu’s 送石处士序: like a team of horses pulling a light carriage along a road it knows. Used of experienced people; often 做起来轻车熟路, or of a driver who knows the way.
Learn this in Lesson 141 · HSK 7–9: 考驾照，抢车牌 (Driving tests and number plates)
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