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锦上添花

jǐnshàng-tiānhuā

Traditional: 錦上添花

(lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom)

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Meaning of 锦上添花 in English

jǐnshàng-tiānhuāHSK 7–9Syllabus #7535
  1. (lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to make sth good even better; to add an extra (often nonessential) benefit or embellishment

Characters

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HSK words with 锦

锦旗HSK 7–9
上 on its own →
shàng · first (of multiple parts)

HSK words with 上

上HSK 1上班HSK 1上课HSK 1上午HSK 1上学HSK 1晚上HSK 1早上HSK 1路上HSK 2上来HSK 2上面HSK 2
添 on its own →
tiān · to add; to increase; to replenish

HSK words with 添

添HSK 6添加HSK 6增添HSK 7–9添加剂HSK 7–9画蛇添足HSK 7–9
花 on its own →
huā · to spend (money, time)

HSK words with 花

花HSK 2花园HSK 3开花HSK 3鲜花HSK 4零花钱HSK 4花费HSK 5花朵HSK 6花生HSK 6菊花HSK 6兰花HSK 6

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences