雪中送炭 (xuě zhōng sòng tàn) — to provide timely help (when it is most needed); a timely favor
Definition
A four-character idiom meaning a timely favor given in someone's moment of need — literally 'sending charcoal in the snow'. Always used as praise for help that arrives exactly when it matters most.
idiom
to provide timely help (when it is most needed)a timely favor
Examples
- 雪中送炭，。Nǐ néng zài zhè ge shí hou xuě zhōng sòng tàn, zhēn shì bāng le wǒ dà máng.You offering help at this moment is truly a great favor to me.
- 雪中送炭。Lín jū sòng lái de shí wù duì wǒ men lái shuō jiǎn zhí shì xuě zhōng sòng tàn.The food the neighbor brought was simply a timely help for us.
- 雪中送炭。Zhè fèn jiǎng xué jīn duì tā lái shuō jiù shì xuě zhōng sòng tàn.This scholarship is a timely relief for him.
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