life-size; voluminous (of works)
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
life-size; equal in height to a person
Used to describe statues, photographs, or figures that are the same size as a real person.
Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
yī一
zūn尊
děng等
shēn身
tóng铜
xiàng像
。
The museum displays a life-size bronze statue.
Zhè这
zhāng张
děng等
shēn身
dà大
de的
zhào照
piàn片
guà挂
zài在
kè客
tīng厅
zhōng中
yāng央
。
This life-size photograph hangs in the center of the living room.
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Děng等
shēn身
diāo雕
xiàng像
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
fēi非
cháng常
bī逼
zhēn真
。
The life-size sculpture looks extremely realistic.
verb
(in the expression 著作等身) to be voluminous enough to equal one's height; to have written prolifically
literaryAlmost exclusively used in the idiom 著作等身 to describe a scholar or writer who has produced an enormous quantity of written works.
Lǎo老
jiào教
shòu授
zhù著
zuò作
děng等
shēn身
，
táo桃
lǐ李
mǎn满
tiān天
xià下
。
The old professor has written prolifically and has students all over the world.
Tā他
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
zuò作
děng等
shēn身
de的
zhù著
míng名
zuò作
jiā家
。
He is a famous writer with voluminous works.
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Zhè这
wèi位
xué学
zhě者
bì毕
shēng生
yán研
jiū究
，
wǎn晚
nián年
yǐ已
shì是
zhù著
zuò作
děng等
shēn身
。
This scholar researched his whole life, and by his later years had produced a voluminous body of work.