画龙点睛 meaning in English
to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life
Meaning of 画龙点睛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
huàlóngdiǎnjīng
- to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
- the crucial point that brings the subject to life
- a few words to clinch the point
画龙点睛 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
画龙点睛是一则寓言故事。
"Drawing dragons and dotting in the eyes" is a fable.
我将增加画龙点睛的功能。
I'll add the finishing touch.
Stroke order for each character
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画 huà · to draw · 8 strokes
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龙 lóng · Chinese dragon · 5 strokes
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点 diǎn · to touch briefly · 9 strokes
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睛 jīng · eyeball · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 画龙点睛.
| 地点 | dìdiǎn | place; site |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 眼睛 | yǎnjing | eye |
| 一点点 | yī diǎndiǎn | a little bit |
| 重点 | zhòngdiǎn | to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate |
| 观点 | guāndiǎn | point of view; viewpoint |
| 有点儿 | yǒudiǎnr | slightly; a little |
| 画家 | huàjiā | painter |
| 快点儿 | kuài diǎnr | erhua variant of 快點|快点[kuai4 dian3] |
| 点头 | diǎntóu | to nod |
| 特点 | tèdiǎn | characteristic; trait; feature |
| 画儿 | huàr | picture; drawing |
Questions about 画龙点睛
What does 画龙点睛 mean?
画龙点睛 (huàlóng-diǎnjīng) means "to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life".
How do you write 画龙点睛?
画龙点睛 is made of 4 characters: 画 (8 strokes), 龙 (5 strokes), 点 (9 strokes), 睛 (13 strokes). That is 35 strokes in total.
Is 画龙点睛 an HSK word?
Yes. 画龙点睛 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 画龙点睛 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 画龙点睛 is written 畫龍點睛.