# 锦上添花 (jǐnshàngtiānhuā)

In Mandarin Chinese, 锦上添花 (jǐnshàngtiānhuā) means “to make a good thing better”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to make a good thing better
- Pinyin: jǐnshàngtiānhuā (jin3 shang4 tian1 hua1)
- Traditional: 錦上添花
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 获得这个奖项真是锦上添花。
  Huòdé zhège jiǎngxiàng zhēnshì jǐnshàngtiānhuā.
  Winning this award truly makes a good thing even better.

## Characters

- 锦 (jǐn): brocade; embroidered work
- [上](https://hanziro.com/word/shang-up/) (shàng): up; above
- [添](https://hanziro.com/word/tian-add/) (tiān): to add; to increase
- [花](https://hanziro.com/word/hua-flower/) (huā): flower; to spend (money, time)

https://hanziro.com/word/jin-shang-tian-hua-make-good-thing/

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