画蛇添足
huà shé tiān zú
HSK 7
English Meaning
lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. to ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous; to overdo it
Authentic Cinema Dialogue
1 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
HSK 7
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💡 INTENT:
“You tried too hard and ended up making things worse.”
1. PREVIOUS
我的存在
“I was even”
2. TARGET TURN
有那么一点画蛇添足
“a bit unnecessary.”
3. NEXT
千万不要否定
“Never doubt”
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