Definition
雪中送炭 is a chengyu (four-character idiom) that literally means 'to send charcoal in snowy weather'. It describes providing exactly the help or support someone needs at a critical moment, especially when they are in trouble or hardship. Use it as a set phrase, typically in predicate or attributive position, to praise timely assistance.
id.
to provide timely help (when it is most needed)a timely favor
Examples
- 雪中送炭，。Nǐ néng zài zhège shíhou xuě zhōng sòng tàn, zhēn shì bāng le wǒ dà máng.You offering help at this moment is truly a great favor to me.
- 雪中送炭。Línjū sòng lái de shíwù duì wǒmen lái shuō jiǎnzhí shì xuě zhōng sòng tàn.The food the neighbor brought was simply a timely help for us.
- 雪中送炭。Zhè fèn jiǎngxuéjīn duì tā lái shuō jiù shì xuě zhōng sòng tàn.This scholarship is a timely relief for him.
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