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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 画龙点睛
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 画龙点睛 | huà lóng diǎn jīng | - to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch - the crucial point that brings the subject to life - a few words to clinch the point |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 51,544 | 42,144 | 35,618 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 画 | huà | - to draw; to paint - picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]) - to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) - stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) - (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) |
| 龙 | lóng | - surname Long |
| 龙 | lóng | - Chinese dragon; loong - (fig.) emperor - dragon - (bound form) dinosaur |
| 点 | diǎn | - point - dot - drop - speck - o'clock - point (in space or time) - to draw a dot - to check on a list - to choose - to order (food in a restaurant) - to touch briefly - to hint - to light - to ignite - to pour a liquid drop by drop - (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] - dot stroke in Chinese characters - classifier for items |
| 睛 | jīng | - eye; eyeball |
Other Words Containing 画龙点睛
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 画龙点睛 | - | 9 | 51,544 | 42,144 | 35,618 |