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活灵活现 — “Vivid”

活灵活现 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Vivid”. Lifelike; true to life; to be depicted very realistically and vividly as if happening right before one's eyes. Literally, “Vivid and lifelike”.

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活灵活现 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 活huó
  • 灵líng
  • 活huó
  • 现xiàn

活灵活现 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
活
huó9alive, living, work
灵
líng7spirit, clever, effective
活
huó9alive, living, work
现
xiàn8appear, present, current

Example Sentence with 活灵活现

他把童年趣事讲得活灵活现,引得大家哈哈大笑。
He recounted his childhood anecdotes so vividly that everyone burst into laughter.

Idioms Related to 活灵活现

Synonyms of 活灵活现

  • 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
  • huì绘shēng声huì绘sè色vividly describe

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xíng形huó活xiàn现vivid and lifelike
  • huó活po泼tiān天jī机unleash natural vitality and spirit
  • 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

Questions about 活灵活现

What does 活灵活现 mean?
活灵活现 (huó líng huó xiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Vivid”.
How do you pronounce 活灵活现?
活灵活现 is pronounced huó líng huó xiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 活灵活现 literally mean?
Literally, 活灵活现 means “Vivid and lifelike”. It is used to mean “Vivid”.
What is the Chinese definition of 活灵活现?
形容神情逼真,使人感到好象亲眼看到一般。
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