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活形活现 — “Live form, live appearance”

活形活现 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe or portray something so vividly and realistically that it seems to be alive or present; lifelike and vivid”. Literally, “Live form, live appearance”.

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活形活现 Pronunciation and Pinyin

活形活现 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
活
huó9alive, living, work
形
xíng7physical form or shape
活
huó9alive, living, work
现
xiàn8appear, present, current

Example Sentence with 活形活现

那位画家笔下的风景活形活现,仿佛能感受到微风拂过脸颊。
The scenery painted by that artist was so lifelike and vivid, as if one could feel the gentle breeze on their cheeks.

Idioms Related to 活形活现

More idioms starting with 活

  • huó活bù不huó活,,sǐ死bù不sǐ死neither living nor dying
  • huó活dào到lǎo老,,xué学dào到lǎo老Never too old to learn
  • huó活bō剥shēng生tūn吞mechanically copy or imitate without understanding
  • huó活tiān天yuān冤wang枉to suffer a grievous injustice
  • huó活xué学huó活yòng用learn diligently and apply creatively
  • huó活po泼tiān天jī机unleash natural vitality and spirit
  • huó活líng灵huó活xiàn现vivid and lifelike
  • huó活xiàn现yǎn眼make a fool of oneself publicly
  • huó活yǎn眼huó活xiàn现extremely lifelike and vivid
  • huó活yǎn眼xiàn现bào报immediate retribution
  • huó活shén神huó活xiàn现vivid and lifelike
  • huó活bèng蹦luàn乱tiào跳active, lively, and full of vigor

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Questions about 活形活现

What does 活形活现 mean?

活形活现 (huó xíng huó xiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe or portray something so vividly and realistically that it seems to be alive or present; lifelike and vivid”.

How do you pronounce 活形活现?

活形活现 is pronounced huó xíng huó xiàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 活形活现 literally mean?

Literally, 活形活现 means “Live form, live appearance”. It is used to mean “to describe or portray something so vividly and realistically that it seems to be alive or present; lifelike and vivid”.

What is the Chinese definition of 活形活现?

形容神情逼真,使人感到好象亲眼看到一般。同“活龙活现”。

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