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画蛇添足

畫蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
HSK 6
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom)

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这幅画已经很好了，不要再画蛇添足了。
zhè fú huà yǐjīng hěnhǎo le ， búyào zài huàshétiānzú le 。
This painting is already very nice, don’t add unnecessary things.
在写论文时，我们要注意，不要画蛇添足。
zài xiě lùnwén shí ， wǒmen yàozhùyì ， búyào huàshétiānzú 。
When writing a thesis, we must be careful not to overdo it.
他给设计增加了很多不必要的细节，结果画蛇添足了。
tā gěi shèjì zēngjiā le hěnduō bùbìyào de xìjié ， jiéguǒ huàshétiānzú le 。
He added a lot of unnecessary details to the design, which ended up ruining it.

Words Ending With 足

不足bù zú
insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not
满足mǎn zú
to satisfy; to meet (the needs of)
充足chōng zú
adequate; sufficient; abundant
十足shí zú
ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)
立足lì zú
to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on

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Public Lists with 画蛇添足

HSK 6
All words for the HSK 6 test

Individual characters

画huà · to draw, picture, painting
HSK 3
›蛇shé · snake, serpent
HSK 5
›添tiān · add, increase, have a baby›足zú · foot, leg, sufficient, ample›