画龙点睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch
  2. the crucial point that brings the subject to life
  3. a few words to clinch the point

CHARACTERS

画 huà
HSK 3
a painting, picture, drawing; to draw
龙 lóng
HSK 5
dragon; symbolic of emperor
点 diǎn
HSK 1
dot, speck, spot; point, degree
睛 jīng
HSK 2
eyeball; pupil of eye