Zhè bù xiǎoshuō duì rénwù de miáoxiě xǔxǔ rúshēng.
This novel's portrayal of characters is remarkably lifelike.
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栩栩 is a reduplication conveying vividness and vitality, derived from the Zhuangzi story of Zhuangzi dreaming of a butterfly (栩然蝴蝶). 如生 means 'as if alive'. The idiom describes art or writing so realistic it seems to breathe.
