画龙点睛
huà​lóng​diǎn​jīng HSK7

finishing touch

  • created sense approved 画龙点睛/畫龍點睛 · huà​lóng​diǎn​jīng · finishing touch

    画龙点睛 / 畫龍點睛

    huà​lóng​diǎn​jīng

    finishing touch

    to add the vital finishing touch or the crucial point that brings the subject to life or clinches an argument

    他在文章结尾加了这一句，真是画龙点睛之笔。

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 画龙点睛/畫龍點睛 · huà​lóng​diǎn​jīng · painting eyes

    画龙点睛 / 畫龍點睛

    huà​lóng​diǎn​jīng

    painting eyes

    to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes, referring to the literal origin of the idiom

    张僧繇画龙点睛的传说在民间流传甚广。

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    created sense