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活龙活现 — “Vivid and lifelike”

活龙活现 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Vivid and lifelike”. True to life; as if it were really happening or present. Literally, “live dragon, live appearance”.

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活龙活现 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 活huó
  • 龙lóng
  • 活huó
  • 现xiàn

活龙活现 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
活
huó9alive, living, work
龙
lóng5mythical divine creature
活
huó9alive, living, work
现
xiàn8appear, present, current

Example Sentence with 活龙活现

他把小时候有趣的经历讲得活龙活现,引得在场的人都听得津津有味。
He recounted his interesting childhood experiences so vividly and lifelike that everyone present listened with great interest.

Idioms Related to 活龙活现

Synonyms of 活龙活现

  • yǒu有shēng声yǒu有sè色vivid and dramatic
  • xǔ栩xǔ栩rú如shēng生vivid and lifelike
  • huó活líng灵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

Questions about 活龙活现

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