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绘声绘色

繪聲繪色
huìshēnghuìsè
idiom HSK 7

Meanings

  1. 1 vivid
  2. 2 lifelike (description)
  3. 3 with great vividness

Examples

他绘声绘色地讲述了旅途中的趣事。
Tā huìshēnghuìsè de jiǎngshù le lǚtú zhōng de qùshì.
He vividly described the interesting stories from his trip.
老师绘声绘色地给学生讲故事。
Lǎoshī huìshēnghuìsè de gěi xuéshēng jiǎng gùshì.
The teacher told stories to the students with great vividness.

Tips

memory
绘声 (paint the sounds) + 绘色 (paint the colors) = so vivid you can hear and see it. A description that paints both sound and color.

Stroke Order

绘 huì
声 shēng
色 sè