画蛇添足 meaning in English
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
Meaning of 画蛇添足
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
huàshétiānzú
- lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
- to overdo it
画蛇添足 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
不要画蛇添足。
Let well alone.
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画 huà · to draw · 8 strokes
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蛇 shé · snake · 11 strokes
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添 tiān · to add · 11 strokes
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足 zú · foot · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 画蛇添足.
| 画家 | huàjiā | painter |
| 画儿 | huàr | picture; drawing |
| 足够 | zúgòu | enough; sufficient |
| 满足 | mǎnzú | to satisfy; to meet (the needs of) |
| 足球 | zúqiú | soccer; football; a soccer ball; a football |
| 图画 | túhuà | drawing; picture |
| 动画片 | dònghuàpiàn | animated film |
| 画面 | huàmiàn | scene; tableau |
| 不足 | bùzú | insufficient; lacking |
| 漫画 | mànhuà | comics; cartoon; caricature |
| 十足 | shízú | ample; complete |
| 充足 | chōngzú | adequate; sufficient |
Questions about 画蛇添足
What does 画蛇添足 mean?
画蛇添足 (huàshé-tiānzú) means "lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it".
How do you write 画蛇添足?
画蛇添足 is made of 4 characters: 画 (8 strokes), 蛇 (11 strokes), 添 (11 strokes), 足 (7 strokes). That is 37 strokes in total.
Is 画蛇添足 an HSK word?
Yes. 画蛇添足 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 画蛇添足 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 画蛇添足 is written 畫蛇添足.