Definition
栩栩如生 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) used to describe something so vivid and realistic that it seems to come to life. It's commonly applied to paintings, sculptures, performances, or written descriptions. The literal meaning is 'vividly like living'.
f.e.
lifelikevividtrue to life
Examples
- 栩栩如生，。Zhè fú huà lǐ de húdié huà de xǔ xǔ rú shēng, hǎoxiàng zhēn de zài fēi.The butterflies in this painting are so lifelike they seem to be flying.
- 栩栩如生，。Yǎnyuán de biǎoyǎn xǔ xǔ rú shēng, guānzhòng dōu kàn de hěn tóurù.The actor's performance was so vivid that the audience was fully engaged.
- 栩栩如生，。Xiǎoshuō duì jǐngwù de miáoxiě xǔ xǔ rú shēng, ràng rén shēn lín qí jìng.The novel's description of the scenery is so vivid that it makes you feel you are there.
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