跃然纸上

躍然紙上

yuèránzhǐshàng

idiom #50,738

Meanings

1 to leap off the page (idiom)
2 vividly portrayed; lifelike in writing or painting

Characters

Examples

作者笔下的人物形象跃然纸上。

Zuòzhě bǐxià de rénwù xíngxiàng yuèránzhǐshàng.

The characters from the author's pen leap right off the page.

他的愤怒在信中跃然纸上。

Tā de fènnù zài xìn zhōng yuèránzhǐshàng.

His anger leaps off the page of the letter.

Tips

usage

Almost always used to praise vivid writing or painting. Subject is typically a depicted thing (character, emotion, scene), not the creator.

Stroke Order

跃 yuè

然 rán

纸 zhǐ

上 shàng