画
龙
点
睛

画龙点睛 (huà lóng diǎn jīng) – to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom)

huà lóng diǎn jīng

to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 畫龍點睛0 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
  2. 2the crucial point that brings the subject to life
  3. 3a few words to clinch the point

Simplified & traditional

画龙点睛

Simplified

畫龍點睛

Traditional

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Related words

点

diǎn

point

画

huà

to draw

龙

lóng

surname Long

眼睛

yǎn jing

eye

缺点

quē diǎn

weak point

特点

tè diǎn

characteristic (feature)

优点

yōu diǎn

merit

重点

chóng diǎn

to recount (e.g. results of election)

标点

biāo diǎn

punctuation

点头

diǎn tóu

to nod

点心

diǎn xin

light refreshments

观点

guān diǎn

point of view

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