活像

huóxiàng

verb #23,975

Meanings

HSK 3

他活像他父亲年轻时候的样子。

Tā huóxiàng tā fùqīn niánqīng shíhou de yàngzi.

He is the spitting image of his father when young.

HSK 7-9

你这副表情，活像一只受惊的小猫。

Nǐ zhè fù biǎoqíng, huóxiàng yī zhī shòujīng de xiǎo māo.

That expression of yours looks exactly like a startled kitten.

usage

活 here means vividly or lifelike, intensifying the comparison beyond 像 alone. 活像 implies the resemblance is so striking it seems alive.

活 huó

像 xiàng