Definition
画龙点睛 (huà lóng diǎn jīng) means 'to add the finishing touch that brings something to life' — a crucial element that completes and animates. It differs from 锦上添花 (jǐn shàng-tiān huā, 'to add splendor to what is already beautiful'), which makes a good thing even better. 画龙点睛 is about the vital final detail that makes something whole, while 锦上添花 adds extra decoration to something already good.
idiom
a finishing touch that brings something to lifethe crucial element that completes and animates
Examples
- 画龙点睛，。Zhège guǎnggào de zuìhòu yí jù huà zhēn huà lóng diǎn jīng, ràng suǒyǒu rén yìnxiàng shēnkè.The last sentence of this ad is a real finishing touch — it left everyone impressed.
- ，画龙点睛。Tā zài yǎnjiǎng jiéshù shí jiā le yí jù míngyán, qǐ dào le huà lóng diǎn jīng de zuòyòng.He added a famous quote at the end of his speech, which served as the finishing touch.
- ，画龙点睛。Zhège shèjì suīrán jiǎndān, dàn nà ge xiǎo zhuāngshì jiù shì huà lóng diǎn jīng zhī bǐ.Although this design is simple, that small decoration is the finishing touch.
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