绘声绘色 meaning in English

huìshēng-huìsè

vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life; lively and realistic

HSK 7-9Traditional 繪聲繪色31 strokes

Meaning of 绘声绘色

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

huìshēnghuìsè
  1. vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life
  2. lively and realistic

Stroke order for each character

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绘 huì · to sketch · 9 strokes

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声 shēng · sound · 7 strokes

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绘 huì · to sketch · 9 strokes

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色 sè · color · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 绘声绘色.

声音shēngyīnsound; voice
颜色yánsècolor; countenance
大声dà shēngloud voice; in a loud voice
红色hóngsèred (color); revolutionary
黑色hēisèblack
蓝色lánsèblue (color)
白色báisèwhite; fig. reactionary
绿色lǜsègreen
黄色huángsèyellow; vulgar; lewd; pornographic
小声xiǎo shēngin a low voice; (speak) in whispers
声明shēngmíngto state; to declare
歌声gēshēngsinging voice; fig. original voice of a poet

Questions about 绘声绘色

What does 绘声绘色 mean?

绘声绘色 (huìshēng-huìsè) means "vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life; lively and realistic".

How do you write 绘声绘色?

绘声绘色 is made of 4 characters: 绘 (9 strokes), 声 (7 strokes), 绘 (9 strokes), 色 (6 strokes). That is 31 strokes in total.

Is 绘声绘色 an HSK word?

Yes. 绘声绘色 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 绘声绘色 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 绘声绘色 is written 繪聲繪色.