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活生生

huó shēng shēng · huo sheng sheng

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Meaning

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  1. real (people)
  2. living (artist)
  3. while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)
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Is it a statue?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)那个(nàge)雕像(diāoxiàng)，真(zhēn)像(xiàng)一个(yīgè)活生生(huóshēngshēng)的(de)人(rén)！

    Look at that statue. It looks just like a living person!

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)不是(bùshì)雕像(diāoxiàng)，他(tā)就是(jiùshì)活生生(huóshēngshēng)的(de)人(rén)。

    He is not a statue. He is a real live person.

  3. Liangliang

    啊(a)？可是(kěshì)他(tā)一动也不动(yīdòngyěbùdòng)。

    Huh? But he does not move at all.

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)在(zài)街头(jiētóu)表演(biǎoyǎn)，已经(yǐjīng)站(zhàn)了(le)一个小时(yīgèxiǎoshí)。

    He is a street performer. He has already stood for an hour.

  5. Liangliang

    他(tā)刚才(gāngcái)眨眼(zhǎyǎn)了(le)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)他(tā)放(fàng)点(diǎn)钱(qián)吧(ba)。

    He just blinked. Let me put some money in for him.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)是(shì)一(yí)部(bù)活(huó)生(shēng)生(shēng)的(de)厨(chú)艺(yì)百(bǎi)科(kē)全(quán)书(shū)。

She has an encyclopedic knowledge of cooking.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)从(cóng)来(lái)没(méi)有(yǒu)见(jiàn)过(guò)一(yì)条(tiáo)活(huó)生(shēng)生(shēng)的(de)鲸(jīng)鱼(yú)。

I've never seen a live whale.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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