add the finishing touch; highlight the crucial point
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Meanings
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to add the finishing touch; to add the key detail that brings something to life or completes it
literaryOriginally from the idiom '画龙点睛' (to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes). Figuratively refers to adding a small but crucial element that perfects a work or clarifies a point.
Tā他
nà那
jù句
yōu幽
mò默
de的
píng评
lùn论
wèi为
zhěng整
gè个
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
diǎn点
jīng睛
。
His humorous comment added the finishing touch to the entire speech.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
biāo标
tí题
shì是
diǎn点
jīng睛
zhī之
bǐ笔
。
The title of this article is the finishing touch (the crucial stroke).
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Dǎo导
yǎn演
wèi为
zhè这
gè个
chǎng场
jǐng景
jiā加
le了
yī一
xiǎo小
duàn段
yīn音
yuè乐
，
qǐ起
dào到
le了
huà画
lóng龙
diǎn点
jīng睛
de的
xiào效
guǒ果
。
The director added a short piece of music to this scene, achieving a 'dotting the eyes of the dragon' effect.
Yī一
gè个
hǎo好
de的
jié结
wěi尾
néng能
wèi为
gù故
shi事
diǎn点
jīng睛
。
A good ending can add the finishing touch to a story.