画
龙
点
睛

To paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom) in Chinese: 画龙点睛 (huà lóng diǎn jīng)

huà lóng diǎn jīng

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

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 畫龍點睛1 example sentence

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

Stroke order

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画
龙
点
睛

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄏㄨㄚˋ

huà

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄨㄥˊ

lóng

ㄌ/ lㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄧㄢˇ

diǎn

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

画龙点睛

Simplified

畫龍點睛

Traditional

Example sentences

See 画龙点睛 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这句话起到了画龙点睛的作用。

    zhè jù huà qǐ dào le huà lóng diǎn jīng de zuò yòng。

    This sentence provides the finishing touch that brings it all to life.

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Related words

点

diǎn

point

画

huà

to draw

龙

lóng

dragon

眼睛

yǎn jing

eye

缺点

quē diǎn

weak point

特点

tè diǎn

characteristic (feature)

优点

yōu diǎn

merit

重点

zhòng diǎn

important point

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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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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