有血有肉 (yǒu) — vivid, lifelike, realistic (of characters or descriptions)

Definition

Examples

• 这部小说里的每个人都写得有血有肉，非常真实。
  Zhè bù xiǎo shuō lǐ de měi gè rén dōu xiě dé yǒu, fēi cháng zhēn shí.
  Every character in this novel is written vividly, very realistic.
• 导演把这个人物演得有血有肉，观众都感动了。
  Dǎo yǎn bǎ zhè ge rén wù yǎn dé yǒu, guān zhòng dōu gǎn dòng le.
  The director portrayed this character so vividly that the audience was moved.
• 这位作家的文字有血有肉，读起来像亲身经历一样。
  Zhè wèi zuò jiā de wén zì yǒu, dú qǐ lái xiàng qīn shēn jīng lì yí yàng.
  This writer's words are so vivid that reading them feels like a first-hand experience.