勃勃生机 (bó bó shēng jī) — full of vitality; vigorous and thriving

Definition

A literary idiom meaning 'bursting with life and vigor,' used in writing to describe nature, scenes, or enterprises that feel alive and thriving.

idiom
full of vitalityvigorous and thriving

Examples

  • ，，勃勃生机。
    Chūn tiān lái le, wàn wù fù sū, tián yě lǐ yí piàn bó bó shēng jī.
    Spring has arrived, all things revive, and the fields are full of vitality.
  • 勃勃生机，。
    Zhè ge nián qīng de qǐ yè chōng mǎn zhe bó bó shēng jī, bú duàn kāi tuò chuàng xīn.
    This young enterprise is full of vitality, constantly exploring and innovating.
  • ，勃勃生机。
    Kàn dào hái zi men zài cāo chǎng shàng huó pō de shēn yǐng, tā gǎn dào yì zhǒng bó bó shēng jī.
    Seeing the children's lively figures on the playground, he felt a kind of vitality.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

勃勃full of vigor
勃bóvigorous勃bóvigorous
重叠Reduplication
生机vitality
生shēnglife机jīvitality
偏正Modifier + head

The repeated 勃勃 strengthens 生机, where 生 life and 机 vitality give thriving energy.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìpower
Sound part声符shēngfú
孛
孛bèi勃⁰bó
Same sound today

勃 pairs 力, which carries the sense of power or force, with 孛 as a sound part.

Open 勃 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìpower
Sound part声符shēngfú
孛
孛bèi勃⁰bó
Same sound today

勃 pairs 力, which carries the sense of power or force, with 孛 as a sound part.

Open 勃 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

生 shows 屮 (a bud) above 一 (the ground), drawing a sprout coming up from the earth.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mùtree; wood
Sound part声符shēngfú
几
几jǐ机jī
Same sound today

The left part is 木 (tree; wood), and the right part 几 gives the sound.

Open 机 →

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