huóxiàn

活现

Word · VerbTraditional活現

vividly appear; come alive

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to appear vividly; to be brought to life

literary

Often used to describe memories, images, or descriptions that seem very real and present. Commonly seen in literary or descriptive contexts.

Dú读
dào到
nà那
duàn段
miáo描
xiě写
 ,
dāng当
nián年
de的
qíng情
jǐng景
yòu又
huó活
xiàn现
zài在
wǒ我
yǎn眼
qián前
 。

Reading that description, the scene from that year vividly reappeared before my eyes.

Huà画
jiā家
bǐ笔
xià下
de的
rén人
wù物
gè个
gè个
shén神
qì气
huó活
xiàn现
 。

Every character under the painter's brush is vividly alive and spirited.

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Nà那
zhī只
xiǎo小
māo猫
de的
xíng形
xiàng象
zǒng总
shì是
zài在
wǒ我
mèng梦
lǐ里
huó活
xiàn现
 。

The image of that little kitten always comes alive in my dreams.