点石成金 diǎn shí chéng jīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem

CHARACTERS

点 diǎn
HSK 1
dot, speck, spot; point, degree
石 shí
HSK 5
stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112
成 chéng
HSK 3
completed, finished, fixed
金 jīn
HSK 4
gold; metals in general; money