spitting image; exactly alike
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadverb
look exactly like; be the spitting image of
informalA colloquial term used to describe an uncanny resemblance in appearance or manner, especially between family members. Often expresses a sense of amazement.
Tā他
zhǎng长
de得
huó活
tuō脱
r儿
shì是
tā他
yé爷
ye爷
。
He looks exactly like his grandfather.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
zǒu走
lù路
de的
zī姿
shì势
huó活
tuō脱
r儿
xiàng像
tā他
bà爸
ba爸
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
。
The way this child walks is the spitting image of how his father walked as a boy.
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Nǐ你
kàn看
tā他
nà那
ge个
juè倔
pí脾
qi气
，
huó活
tuō脱
r儿
yí一
gè个
tā他
jiù舅
jiu舅
！
Look at his stubborn temper—he's a carbon copy of his uncle!
Tā她
xiào笑
qǐ起
lái来
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
huó活
tuō脱
r儿
tā她
mā妈
ma妈
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
de的
zhào照
piàn片
。
The way she smiles is a dead ringer for her mother in her youth.