画龙点睛

huàlóng-diǎnjīng

to add the vital finishing touch

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 畫龍點睛
Dictionary entry

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 clinc

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画
龙
点
睛

See it in sentences

结尾那句是画龙点睛。

Jiéwěi nà jù shì huàlóng-diǎnjīng.

English

The closing line is the finishing touch.

结尾画龙点睛。

Jiéwěi huàlóng-diǎnjīng.

English

The ending is the finishing touch.

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画
龙
点
睛

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