活眼活现 — “Living eyes, living appearance”
活眼活现 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe something as extremely lifelike and vivid, making it seem as if one is seeing it in person; true to life or appearing as if it were present”. Literally, “Living eyes, living appearance”.
活眼活现 Pronunciation and Pinyin
活眼活现 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 活眼活现
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xiàn现bào报immediate retribution
- huó活bèng蹦luàn乱tiào跳active, lively, and full of vigor
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Open the tool →Questions about 活眼活现
What does 活眼活现 mean?
活眼活现 (huó yǎn huó xiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe something as extremely lifelike and vivid, making it seem as if one is seeing it in person; true to life or appearing as if it were present”.
How do you pronounce 活眼活现?
活眼活现 is pronounced huó yǎn huó xiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 活眼活现 literally mean?
Literally, 活眼活现 means “Living eyes, living appearance”. It is used to mean “to describe something as extremely lifelike and vivid, making it seem as if one is seeing it in person; true to life or appearing as if it were present”.
What is the Chinese definition of 活眼活现?
形容神情逼真，使人感到好象亲眼看到一般。同“活龙活现”。