Writing
画蛇添足 (huà shé tiān zú) — how to say "to add legs to a drawing of a snake" in Chinese
画蛇
添足
To add legs to a drawing of a snake; to overdo it
Character composition
画
to draw, to paint
蛇
snake
添
to add
足
foot, sufficient
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
田
Field
#102 · tián · 5 strokes
虫
Insect
#142 · chóng · 6 strokes
足
Foot
#157 · zú · 7 strokes
Collocations
画蛇添足的做法
huàshé-tiānzú de zuòfǎ
an approach that spoils things with unnecessary additions
画蛇添足的解释
huàshé-tiānzú de jiěshì
a superfluous explanation
Examples
你的解释已经很好了，再说就是画蛇添足。
Your explanation is already very good; to say more would be to overdo it.
别画蛇添足。
Don't overdo it.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to add legs to a drawing of a snake" in Chinese?
"to add legs to a drawing of a snake" in Chinese is 画蛇添足 (huà shé tiān zú).
画蛇添足 meaning in English
画蛇添足 (huà shé tiān zú) means "To add legs to a drawing of a snake; to overdo it".
How is 画蛇添足 pronounced?
It is pronounced huà shé tiān zú (written as hua she tian zu, huashetianzu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to add legs to a drawing of a snake" in Chinese characters?
It is written 画蛇添足: 画 has 8 strokes, 蛇 has 11 strokes, 添 has 11 strokes, 足 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 画蛇添足?
画蛇添足 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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