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活神活现
活神活现
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活神活现

活神活现 — “Vivid and lifelike”

活神活现 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “vivid and lifelike”. Strikingly realistic; true to life.

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活神活现 Pronunciation and Pinyin

活神活现 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
活
huó9alive, living, work
神
shén10deity, spirit, mind, amazing
活
huó9alive, living, work
现
xiàn8appear, present, current

Example Sentence with 活神活现

她讲故事总是那么活神活现,仿佛我们就在现场一样。
She always tells stories so vividly and lifelike, as if we were right there.

Idioms Related to 活神活现

Synonyms of 活神活现

  • huó活lóng龙huó活xiàn现vivid and lifelike

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bèng蹦luàn乱tiào跳active, lively, and full of vigor

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Questions about 活神活现

What does 活神活现 mean?

活神活现 (huó shén huó xiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “vivid and lifelike”.

How do you pronounce 活神活现?

活神活现 is pronounced huó shén huó xiàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 活神活现?

形容生动逼真,像真的一样。

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