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生龙活虎 — “Full of vigor and vitality”

生龙活虎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Full of vigor and vitality”. Lively and energetic; brimming with energy. Literally, “Living dragon, active tiger”.

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生龙活虎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 生shēng
  • 龙lóng
  • 活huó
  • 虎hǔ

生龙活虎 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
龙
lóng5mythical divine creature
活
huó9alive, living, work
虎
hǔ8Tiger; brave; intimidate

Example Sentence with 生龙活虎

运动会上,运动员们个个生龙活虎,展现出顽强的拼搏精神。
At the sports meet, the athletes were all full of vigor and vitality, demonstrating a tenacious fighting spirit.

Idioms Related to 生龙活虎

Synonyms of 生龙活虎

  • shēng生qì气bó勃bó勃full of vigor and vitality
  • lóng龙téng腾hǔ虎yuè跃Vigorous, agile, powerful movements

Antonyms of 生龙活虎

  • sǐ死qì气chén沉chén沉lifeless, dull, gloomy, or dispirited
  • lǎo老qì气héng横qiū秋Pompous and lacking youthful vigor

More idioms starting with 生

  • shēng生shàng上qǐ起xià下Connect preceding to following
  • shēng生bù不rú如sǐ死life is worse than death
  • shēng生bù不féng逢chǎng场Born at an inopportune time
  • shēng生bù不féng逢shí时born at the wrong time
  • shēng生bù不féng逢chén辰born at an unlucky time
  • shēng生bù不yù遇shí时born at an unfortunate time
  • shēng生shì事wēi微miǎo渺precarious and meager livelihood
  • shēng生shì事rǎo扰mín民cause trouble and disturb the public
  • shēng生yú于yōu忧huàn患ér而sǐ死yú于ān安lè乐Adversity fosters survival, ease leads to ruin
  • shēng生yú于yōu忧huàn患,,sǐ死yú于yì逸lè乐adversity spurs survival, ease brings ruin
  • shēng生rén人tú涂tàn炭people plunged into extreme misery
  • shēng生zhòng众shí食guǎ寡abundant production and sparse consumption

Questions about 生龙活虎

What does 生龙活虎 mean?
生龙活虎 (shēng lóng huó hǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Full of vigor and vitality”.
How do you pronounce 生龙活虎?
生龙活虎 is pronounced shēng lóng huó hǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 生龙活虎 literally mean?
Literally, 生龙活虎 means “Living dragon, active tiger”. It is used to mean “Full of vigor and vitality”.
What is the Chinese definition of 生龙活虎?
形容活泼矫健,富有生气。
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