活生生 meaning in English
real (people); living (artist)
19 strokes
Meaning of 活生生
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
huóshēngshēng
- real (people)
- living (artist)
- while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)
活生生 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
她是一部活生生的厨艺百科全书。
She has an encyclopedic knowledge of cooking.
我从来没有见过一条活生生的鲸鱼。
I've never seen a live whale.
Stroke order for each character
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活 huó · to live · 9 strokes
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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生 shēng · to grow · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 活生生.
| 先生 | xiānsheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 医生 | yīshēng | doctor; medical practitioner |
| 生气 | shēngqì | to get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness |
| 学生 | xuéshēng | student; schoolchild |
| 生日 | shēngrì | birthday |
| 生病 | shēngbìng | to fall ill |
| 女生 | nǚshēng | schoolgirl; female student |
| 男生 | nánshēng | schoolboy; male student |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 小学生 | xiǎoxuéshēng | primary school student; schoolchild |
| 中学生 | zhōngxuéshēng | middle-school student; high school student |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | to live; life |
Questions about 活生生
What does 活生生 mean?
活生生 (huóshēngshēng) means "real (people); living (artist)".
How do you write 活生生?
活生生 is made of 3 characters: 活 (9 strokes), 生 (5 strokes), 生 (5 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.