有声有色

有聲有色

yǒushēng-yǒusè

idiom HSK 7-9 #54,549

Meanings

1 vivid
2 lively
3 with great gusto

Characters

Literally 'has sound and has color' — vivid and lively

Examples

她把故事讲得有声有色。

Tā bǎ gùshì jiǎng de yǒushēngyǒusè.

She told the story vividly.

他把工作做得有声有色。

Tā bǎ gōngzuò zuò de yǒushēngyǒusè.

He does his work with great flair.

Tips

memory

Think of a movie with both sound (声) and color (色) — a full sensory experience. That's what 有声有色 conveys: something done so well it comes alive.

Stroke Order

有 yǒu

声 shēng

色 sè