生龙活虎

生龍活虎
shēnglóng-huóhǔ
idiom #20,509

Meanings

  1. 1 full of vitality
  2. 2 vigorous and energetic
  3. 3 bursting with life

Examples

Háizi men zài cāochǎng shàng shēnglóng-huóhǔ de wánshuǎ.
The children played on the playground with boundless energy.
Tā bìngyù hòu yòu shēnglóng-huóhǔ le.
After recovering from his illness, he was full of vigor again.

Tips

memory
Picture a live dragon (生龙) and an active tiger (活虎) side by side — two of the most dynamic creatures in Chinese mythology. The image of both creatures brimming with raw energy captures the idiom's meaning of unstoppable vitality.

Stroke Order

shēng
lóng
huó