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画蛇添足

huàshétiānzú

Traditional: 畫蛇添足

lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous / to overdo it

HSK 6

Character Breakdown

画
huà
picture, painting, drawing; to draw
HSK 3
蛇
shé
snake
HSK 5
添
tiān
to add, to append, to increase, to replenish
HSK 6
足
zú
foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
HSK 2

Additional Information

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
—
HSK Word Level
6