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画蛇添足
繁體 畫蛇添足
huà shé tiān zúhua4 she2 tian1 zu2
HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 7freq #47,111l
释义Meanings
  1. 1.lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous
  2. 2.to overdo it
汉字Characters
huà
picture, painting, drawing; to draw
radical: 田
decomp: ⿱一⿶凵田
shé
snake
radical: 虫
decomp: ⿰虫它
tiān
to add, to append, to increase, to replenish
radical: 氵
decomp: ⿰氵忝
zú
foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
radical: 足
decomp: ⿱口？
例句Examples
  • 不要画蛇添足。
    bùyào huàshétiānzú 。
    Do not gild the lily.
    HSK ≤ 6