画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
to ruin by adding unnecessary details
HSK 6
Characters in This Word
画
蛇
添
足
Definitions
ENto ruin by adding unnecessary details
中多做了反而不好
日蛇足
한사족을 달다
Example Sentences
设计已经很好了，别画蛇添足。
Shèjì yǐjīng hěn hǎo le, bié huà shé tiān zú.
The design is already great, don't add unnecessary things.
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What does 画蛇添足 mean in Chinese?+
画蛇添足 (huà shé tiān zú) means "to ruin by adding unnecessary details" in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 画蛇添足?+
画蛇添足 is pronounced "huà shé tiān zú" in standard Mandarin Chinese.
What HSK level is 画蛇添足?+
画蛇添足 is an HSK 6 vocabulary word.
What characters make up 画蛇添足?+
画蛇添足 is composed of the characters: 画, 蛇, 添, 足.