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绘声绘色 — “To describe something vividly and dramatically”

绘声绘色 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe something vividly and dramatically”. To give a lifelike account, making the narration or description come alive.

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绘声绘色 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 绘huì
  • 声shēng
  • 绘huì
  • 色sè

绘声绘色 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
绘
huì9draw, paint, depict
声
shēng7sound, voice, news, reputation
绘
huì9draw, paint, depict
色
sè6color, appearance, lust

Example Sentence with 绘声绘色

老师绘声绘色地讲述了那个探险故事,同学们听得津津有味。
The teacher told the adventure story in a vivid and dramatic way, and the students listened with great interest.

Idioms Related to 绘声绘色

Synonyms of 绘声绘色

  • yǒu有shēng声yǒu有sè色vivid and dramatic
  • xǔ栩xǔ栩rú如shēng生vivid and lifelike
  • huó活lóng龙huó活xiàn现vivid and lifelike

Antonyms of 绘声绘色

  • píng平dàn淡wú无qí奇plain and unremarkable
  • kū枯zào燥wú无wèi味dull and uninteresting

More idioms starting with 绘

  • huì绘shì事hòu后sù素Embellish after a plain background
  • huì绘shēng声xiě写yǐng影describe vividly and realistically
  • huì绘shēng声zhuàng状wù物describe vividly
  • huì绘shēng声huì绘xíng形describe vividly
  • huì绘shēng声huì绘yǐng影describe vividly and realistically
  • huì绘yǐng影huì绘shēng声describe vividly

Questions about 绘声绘色

What does 绘声绘色 mean?
绘声绘色 (huì shēng huì sè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe something vividly and dramatically”.
How do you pronounce 绘声绘色?
绘声绘色 is pronounced huì shēng huì sè in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 绘声绘色?
把人物的声音、神色都描绘出来了。形容叙述或描写生动逼真。
Copy the pinyin for 绘声绘色 →Choose tone marks or tone numbers and copy the complete four-character reading.Read Chinese vocabulary and idiom guides →Continue with words, phrases, and idioms explained through natural examples.

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