"finishing" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Part of speech | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 终点 終點 | n. | the end / end point / finishing line (in a race) / destination / terminus / CL:個|个[ge4] | syn | |
| 绝招 絕招 | unique skill / unexpected tricky move (as a last resort) / masterstroke / finishing blow | syn | ||
| 封顶 封頂 | v. | to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch) | ||
| 早退 | to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time) / to retire early (from one's job) | |||
| 画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 | to paint a dragon and dot 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 | syn | ||
| 点睛 點睛 | to add the finishing touch (abbr. for 畫龍點睛|画龙点睛[hua4 long2 dian3 jing1]) | |||
| 润色 潤色 | to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc) | syn | ||
| 终点线 終點線 | finishing line | |||
| 点睛之笔 點睛之筆 | 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 | |||
| 涂饰剂 塗飾劑 | coating agent / finishing agent | |||
| 拖尾巴 | to obstruct / to be a drag on sb / to delay finishing off a job | |||
| 修版股 | Finishing Unit | |||
| 精轧心轴 精軋心軸 | finishing mandrel | |||
| 必杀技 必殺技 | (gaming or wrestling) finishing move / finisher | |||
| 颊上添毫 頰上添毫 | (idiom) To add finishing touches to a piece of writing so that it becomes livelier and more effective. | syn | ||
| 更仆难终 | (idiom) There is so much to say that several shifts of attendants would be needed before finishing. It describes an abundance of people or things. | |||
| 浮图七级，重在合尖 | (idiom) In building a seven-tier pagoda, the crucial point is completing its spire. Figuratively, the success of a task depends on finishing its final stage. |