画龙点睛 (huà lóng diǎn jīng) — (idiom) a finishing touch that brings something to life; the crucial element that completes and animates
Definition
An idiom for the single crucial detail that makes a good piece complete and vivid. Unlike 锦上添花 ('icing on the cake'), it implies the work was already fine but lifeless until this one stroke brought it alive.
idiom
a finishing touch that brings something to lifethe crucial element that completes and animates
Examples
- 画龙点睛，。Zhè ge guǎng gào de zuì hòu yí jù huà zhēn huà lóng diǎn jīng, ràng suǒ yǒu rén yìn xiàng shēn kè.The last sentence of this ad is a real finishing touch — it left everyone impressed.
- ，画龙点睛。Tā zài yǎn jiǎng jié shù shí jiā le yí jù míng yán, qǐ dào le huà lóng diǎn jīng de zuò yòng.He added a famous quote at the end of his speech, which served as the finishing touch.
- ，画龙点睛。Zhè ge shè jì suī rán jiǎn dān, dàn nà ge xiǎo zhuāng shì jiù shì huà lóng diǎn jīng zhī bǐ.Although this design is simple, that small decoration is the finishing touch.
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