锦上添花 jǐnshàngtiānhuā in a sentence
(lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom); (fig.) to make sth good even better; to add an extra (often nonessential) benefit or embellishment†
锦上添花 (jǐnshàngtiānhuā) means (lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom), (fig.) to make sth good even better; to add an extra (often nonessential) benefit or embellishment †. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
雪中送炭比 锦上添花 更可贵。
Xuě zhōng sòng tàn bǐ jǐnshàngtiānhuā gèng kěguì.
Help in hard times is worth more than adding to what is already fine.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 锦上添花
有了这段音乐，整个片子 锦上添花 。
Yǒu le zhè duàn yīnyuè, zhěnggè piānzi jǐnshàngtiānhuā.
With this music the whole film is even better than it was.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 锦上添花
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How is 锦上添花 used in a sentence?
This page shows 2 sentences using 锦上添花 (jǐnshàngtiānhuā, "(lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom), (fig.) to make sth good even better; to add an extra (often nonessential) benefit or embellishment †"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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Is 锦上添花 an HSK word?
Yes — 锦上添花 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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