传神

傳神
chuánshén
adjective #30,670

Meanings

  1. 1 vivid
  2. 2 lifelike
  3. 3 expressive

Examples

Zhè fú huà huà de zhēn chuánshén.
This painting is remarkably lifelike.
Tā xué lǎoshī shuōhuà xué de hěn chuánshén.
He imitates the teacher's way of speaking very vividly.
Zhè duàn fānyì bǎ yuánwén de wèidào fān de fēicháng chuánshén.
This translation captures the flavor of the original remarkably well.

Tips

memory
(to convey) + (spirit) — literally 'conveys the spirit.' Used for a portrait that captures the sitter's essence, or a performance that truly inhabits a character.

Stroke Order

chuán
shén