活像

huóxiàng

verb #23,975

Meanings

1 to look exactly like
2 to be the spitting image of
3 to act just like

Characters

alive / vivid / exactly

to resemble / to look like

Examples

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.

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.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

活 huó

像 xiàng