Paint the Dragon Dot the Eyes 畫龍點睛 | Learn Chinese Now
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We introduce you to the 4-character Mandarin Chinese saying "Paint the Dragon Dot the Eyes." This is a traditional Chinese Chengyu and has an interesting story behind it.
Beginning dialogue
Ben: 我準備好了去開會 Wǒ zhǔnbèi hǎo le qù kāi hùi
I'm prepared for my meeting
Karen: 等等，好像差了一點啥 hoaxing chà le yìdiǎn shá
Wait, wait, it seems you are missing something.
Ben: 甚麼東西？ Shénme dōngxi?
What thing?
Karen: 這個 zhège
This
Ben: 我試試看 Wǒ shìshì kàn
I'll give it a try...
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