画蛇添足

huà shé tiān zú

HSK 7

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Meaning 释义

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

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In real sentences 真实例句

不要bùyào画蛇添足huàshétiānzú。

Let well alone.

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