他的援助真是雪中送炭。

His help has been invaluable.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=2 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=2 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=2 的 dí really and truly
=2 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
3 援助 yuánzhù
  1. to help
  2. to support
  3. to aid
  4. aid
  5. assistance
=4 真是 zhēnshi
  1. indeed; truly
  2. (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc)
=4 真是 zhēnshì
  1. (colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance; honestly!
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 真 (zhēn), 是 (shì): (it) really is; (it) truly is
  3. Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance; honestly!
5 雪中送炭 xuězhōngsòngtàn
  1. lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
  2. fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need