# 画龙点睛 (huàlóngdiǎnjīng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 画龙点睛 (huàlóngdiǎnjīng) means “to add the vital finishing touch”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to add the vital finishing touch
- Pinyin: huàlóngdiǎnjīng (hua4 long2 dian3 jing1)
- Traditional: 畫龍點睛
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 最后这句话起到了画龙点睛的作用。
  Zuìhòu zhè jù huà qǐdào le huàlóngdiǎnjīng de zuòyòng.
  This final sentence adds the perfect finishing touch.

## Characters

- [画](https://hanziro.com/word/hua-draw/) (huà): to draw; painting
- [龙](https://hanziro.com/word/long-chinese-dragon/) (lóng): Chinese dragon; (fig.) emperor
- [点](https://hanziro.com/word/dian-oclock/) (diǎn): o'clock; a little
- 睛 (jīng): eye; eyeball

https://hanziro.com/word/hua-long-dian-jing-add-vital-finishing/

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