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生动

shēng dòng · sheng dong

Traditional 生動

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. vivid
  2. lively
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A bird in the park

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)我(wǒ)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)看到(kàndào)一只(yīzhǐ)鸟(niǎo)，它(tā)这样(zhèyàng)飞下来(fēixiàlai)。

    Yesterday I saw a bird in the park. It flew down like this.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)讲(jiǎng)得(de)真(zhēn)生动(shēngdòng)！

    You tell it so vividly!

  3. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)还(hái)会(huì)学(xué)它(tā)叫(jiào)。

    Really? I can also copy its sound.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，快(kuài)学(xué)吧(ba)！

    Good, do it quickly!

  5. Dengdeng

    叽叽叽(jījījī)！

    Chirp chirp chirp!

  6. Liangliang

    太(tài)生动(shēngdòng)了(le)，旁边(pángbiān)的(de)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)都(dōu)来(lái)了(le)。

    So vivid. The birds nearby came over.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

老(lǎo)师(shī)把(bǎ)这(zhè)段(duàn)历(lì)史(shǐ)讲(jiǎng)得(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)生(shēng)动(dòng)。

The teacher told this piece of history very vividly.

02

这(zhè)本(běn)图(tú)画(huà)书(shū)里(lǐ)的(de)小(xiǎo)动(dòng)物(wù)画(huà)得(de)很(hěn)生(shēng)动(dòng)。

The little animals drawn in this picture book are very lively.

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生
shēng

to be born; to give birth

动
dòng

(of sth) to move; to set in movement

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