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活灵活现

活靈活現
huólínghuóxiàn
idiom #28,916

Meanings

  1. 1 vivid and lifelike
  2. 2 true to life
  3. 3 remarkably realistic

Examples

他把故事里的人物描写得活灵活现。
Tā bǎ gùshi lǐ de rénwù miáoxiě de huó líng huó xiàn.
He depicted the characters in the story in a vivid and lifelike way.
这幅画画得活灵活现，好像真的一样。
Zhè fú huà huà de huó líng huó xiàn, hǎoxiàng zhēn de yīyàng.
This painting is so lifelike it looks real.

Tips

memory
活 means 'alive', 灵 means 'spirit/soul', 现 means 'to appear/manifest'. Picture something so vivid its spirit comes alive before your eyes.

Stroke Order

活 huó
灵 líng
现 xiàn