如虎添翼 (rú hǔ tiān yì) — (chengyu) like a tiger with wings — to become even more powerful, formidable, or capable
Definition
A chengyu meaning something already strong becomes far more powerful with added help. It frames the change as a dramatic boost, not a minor improvement.
idiom
(chengyu) like a tiger with wings — to become even more powerful, formidable, or capable
Examples
- ，如虎添翼。Yǒu le xīn jì shù de bāng zhù, wǒ men gōng sī rú hǔ tiān yì.With the help of new technology, our company becomes like a tiger with wings.
- 如虎添翼。Tā de jiā rù ràng tuán duì rú hǔ tiān yì.His joining makes the team as formidable as a winged tiger.
- 如虎添翼。Zhè ge xīn zhèng cè shǐ de jīng jì fā zhǎn rú hǔ tiān yì.This new policy gives wings to the economic development.
Origin
Compound word构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate
A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.
如虎 pictures a tiger-like one, 添翼 pictures wings; together they suggest redoubled power.
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