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  3. 画蛇添足
HSK 6

How to write 画蛇添足画蛇添足

huà shé tiān zú

lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it

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huà

to draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划)

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shé

variant of 蛇

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tiān

to add; to increase; to replenish

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jù

excessive

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画蛇添足

Words related to 画蛇添足

画家huà jiāpainter画儿huà rpicture; drawing; painting画huàto draw; to paint; picture; painting; to draw (a line) (variant of 划); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 划); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 划)足够zú gòuenough; sufficient足球zú qiúsoccer ball; a football; soccer; football图画tú huàdrawing; picture不足bù zúinsufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not动画片dòng huà piànanimated film满足mǎn zúto satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content蛇shévariant of 蛇画面huà miànscene; tableau; picture; image; screen (displayed by a computer); (motion picture) frame; field of view充足chōng zúadequate; sufficient; abundant