活生生

huóshēngshēng

adverb #6,572

Meanings

他活生生地出现在我面前。

Tā huóshēngshēng de chūxiàn zài wǒ miànqián.

He appeared before me, alive and in the flesh.

这是一个活生生的例子。

Zhè shì yīgè huóshēngshēng de lìzi.

This is a vivid, real-life example.

usage

活生生 adds emotional emphasis, stressing that something is real, vivid, or disturbingly literal. Often used to dramatize a situation.

memory

活 (alive) + 生生 (intensifier from 生 'life') = vividly alive, right before your eyes.

活 huó

生 shēng