the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point
trad. 點睛之筆
Also written 點睛之筆【diǎn jīng zhī bǐ】
Characters in this word
4点
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to touch briefly; to tap, to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list), to order (food etc); to select, to mention; to bring up (a topic or person), to hint at; to imply, to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops, to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite, to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down, point; dot; spot; speck, dot stroke in Chinese characters, (math.) decimal point, point in time or space, (after a number) o'clock, a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more, classifier for small amounts
- Pinyin
- diǎn
- Traditional
- 點
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 196 of 2500
睛
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eye; eyeball
- Pinyin
- jīng
- Strokes
- 13
之
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 475 of 2500
笔
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writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]), brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy), (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork, (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character, (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business, (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
- Pinyin
- bǐ
- Traditional
- 筆
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 5158 of 2500