When to Use This Idiom
Use 锦上添花 when:
- Something good happens to an already good situation
- Adding a finishing touch that makes something perfect
- Describing unnecessary but nice additions
Example Sentences
这次获奖对他的职业生涯来说是锦上添花。
Zhècì huòjiǎng duì tā de zhíyè shēngyá láishuō shì jǐnshàngtiānhuā.
Winning this award is the icing on the cake for his career.
如果你能来参加晚会，那就更是锦上添花了。
Rúguǒ nǐ néng lái cānjiā wǎnhuì, nà jiù gèngshì jǐnshàngtiānhuā le.
If you can come to the party, that would make it even more perfect.