妙手回春

miàoshǒu-huíchūn
idiom #38,270

Meanings

  1. 1 miraculous healing hands
  2. 2 to cure a seemingly hopeless illness

Examples

HSK 6
Duōkuī Wáng yīshēng miàoshǒu-huíchūn, wǒ yéye de bìng cái hǎo le.
Thanks to Dr. Wang's miraculous skill, my grandfather finally got better.
HSK 7-9
Bìngrén kāngfù hòu, gěi yīyuàn sòng le yí miàn xiě zhe " miàoshǒu-huíchūn " de jǐnqí.
After recovering, the patient gave the hospital a silk banner reading "Miraculous hands restore spring".

Tips

culture
Grateful patients in China still thank doctors with a red silk banner (锦旗) or a plaque bearing these four characters. 回春 compares recovery to spring returning after winter.

Stroke Order

妙 miào
手 shǒu
回 huí
春 chūn