vivid; lifelike; animated
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
vivid; lifelike; animated; full of vitality
literaryPrimarily used in the idioms 栩栩如生 and 栩栩欲飞 to describe artistic representations or descriptions that seem almost alive. Rarely used as a standalone adjective in modern speech.
Zhè这
fú幅
xiào肖
xiàng像
huà画
de得
xǔ栩
xǔ栩
rú如
shēng生
，
fǎng仿
fú佛
zhēn真
rén人
yī一
bān般
。
This portrait is painted so vividly that it seems almost like a real person.
Diāo雕
sù塑
zhōng中
de的
fèng凤
huáng凰
xǔ栩
xǔ栩
yù欲
fēi飞
，
jì技
yì艺
lìng令
rén人
tàn叹
fú服
。
The phoenix in the sculpture looks so animated that it seems ready to take flight, demonstrating breathtaking artistry.
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Zuò作
jiā家
bǐ笔
xià下
de的
rén人
wù物
gè个
gè个
xǔ栩
xǔ栩
rú如
shēng生
，
yuè跃
rán然
zhǐ纸
shàng上
。
The characters in the writer's pen are all vividly portrayed, seeming to leap off the page.