画蛇添足 (huà shé tiān zú): lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7

Idiom info

Pinyin
Meaning: lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
Characters: 4
HSK level: HSK 7

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HSK 2

to draw

HSK 5

snake

HSK 6

to add

HSK 6

(bound form) foot

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