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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

生动 [shēngdòng]
  1. 1. adjective lively

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

生动 [shēngdòng]
  1. 1. lively; vivid; vital; graphic
    生动的描写
    a lively description
    这段生动的景物描写令人陶醉。
  2. 2. colour

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

生动 [shēngdòng]
  1. 1. 有生气、有活力、能感动人的
    塑造生动的艺术形象
    情节曲折生动

Examples

这本书内容好,并且写得很生动
This book is sound in content and lively in style. 并且
这一段插话使她的报告生动多了。
This digression added to the liveliness of her talk. 插话
他在报告中穿插了一些生动的例子。
His talk was spiced with vivid examples. 穿插
经过改写,文章生动多了。
Rewriting has livened up the article. 改写
简洁生动的语言
terse and lively language 简洁
鲁迅生动地刻画了阿Q这个形象。
Lu Xun vividly portrayed the character of Ah Q. 刻画
“气韵生动”论是中国艺术理论的基础。
The concept of "spirit-resonance life-movement" is the cornerstone of Chinese art theory. 气韵
生动地描绘了儿童的情态
depict children's spirit vividly 情态
这个场面写得很生动,使人有身临其境之感。
The scene is so vividly portrayed that the reader feels as if he is participating. 身临其境
生动的描写
a lively description 生动

Collocations

生动活泼
vivid
语言生动
vivid language
生动的画面
a vivid appearance
生动地描绘
to describe something vividly
极其生动
vivid

Word Decomposition


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