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锦 jǐn

brocade, tapestry; embroidered

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 6
Radical
钅
Traditional
錦
Type
Ideograph
Made of 钅帛 ⿰钅帛

Memory hint: Silk 帛 inlaid with gold 钅; 钅 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 这份礼物真是锦上添花。
    Zhè fèn lǐwù zhēnshi jǐnshàngtiānhuā.
    This gift is truly the icing on the cake.
    this (measure) gift really-is brocade-add-flowers
  2. 加上这个功能，是不是能锦上添花？
    Jiāshàng zhège gōngnéng, shì bu shì néng jǐnshàngtiānhuā?
    Would adding this feature be like icing on the cake?
    add-on this (measure) function, be not be can brocade-add-flowers (question)
  3. 我们可以再加一点装饰，锦上添花。
    Wǒmen kěyǐ zài jiā yìdiǎn zhuāngshì, jǐnshàngtiānhuā.
    We could add a bit more decoration for a nice finishing touch.
    we can again add a-bit decoration, brocade-add-flowers
  4. 这个改进算不上锦上添花，只是基本要求。
    Zhège gǎijìn suàn bu shàng jǐnshàngtiānhuā, zhǐshì jīběn yāoqiú.
    This improvement can't be considered icing on the cake; it's just a basic requirement.
    this (measure) improvement count not up brocade-add-flowers, only-is basic requirement
  5. 在已经很成功的项目上，这次合作更是锦上添花。
    Zài yǐjīng hěn chénggōng de xiàngmù shàng, zhè cì hézuò gèng shì jǐnshàngtiānhuā.
    On top of an already very successful project, this collaboration is even more of a bonus.
    at already very successful (particle) project on, this (measure) cooperation even be brocade-add-flowers

Words with 锦 (1)