绘声绘色

繪聲繪色

huìshēng-huìsè

idiom HSK 7-9

Meanings

他绘声绘色地讲述了旅途中的趣事。

Tā huìshēng-huìsè 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 huìshēng-huìsè de gěi xuéshēng jiǎng gùshì.

The teacher told stories to the students with great vividness.

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.

绘 huì

声 shēng

色 sè