Definition
如虎添翼 is a chengyu (four-character idiom) that literally means 'like a tiger with wings added'. It describes someone or something that was already strong or capable becoming even more powerful or formidable after gaining an additional advantage — like a skilled person receiving better tools, a company getting a star employee, or a country adopting a beneficial policy.
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(chengyu) like a tiger with wings — to become even more powerfulformidableor capable
Examples
- ，如虎添翼。Yǒu le xīn jìshù de bāngzhù, wǒmen gōngsī rú hǔ.With the help of new technology, our company becomes like a tiger with wings.
- 如虎添翼。Tā de jiārù ràng tuánduì rú hǔ.His joining makes the team as formidable as a winged tiger.
- 如虎添翼。Zhège xīn zhèngcè shǐde jīngjì fāzhǎn rú hǔ.This new policy gives wings to the economic development.
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