生龙活虎 (生龍活虎)
shēng lóng huó hǔ
Pinyin

Definition

生龙活虎 (生龍活虎)
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shēng lóng huó hǔ
  1. lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
  2. fig. vigorous and lively

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
先生
Xiān sheng
  1. 1 Mister (Mr.)
女生
nǚ shēng
  1. 1 schoolgirl
  2. 2 female student
  3. 3 girl
学生
xué sheng
  1. 1 student
  2. 2 schoolchild
活
huó
  1. 1 to live
  2. 2 alive
  3. 3 living
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 workmanship

Idioms (20)

一回生二回熟
yī huí shēng èr huí shú
  1. 1 unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
七窍生烟
qī qiào shēng yān
  1. 1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to seethe with anger
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact

Sample Sentences

可不是嘛，可不就是拉肚子吗？你不是每次都这样，还不是生龙活虎的。
kěbushì ma ，kěbù jiùshì lā dùzi ma ？nǐ bùshì měicì dōu zhèyàng ，háibùshì shēnglónghuóhǔ de 。
Isn't that right though? Isn't it just diarrhea? Don't you do this every time, you're always so intense.
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生龙活虎
shēnglónghuóhǔ
Brimming with energy.
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很多学生，他们上课的时候想睡觉，一下课就生龙活虎。
hěn duō xuésheng ，tāmen shàngkè de shíhou xiǎng shuìjiào ，yī xiàkè jiù shēnglónghuóhǔ 。
Many students are really sleepy in class but are full of energy as soon as class is out.
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形容老年人身体很好。像小伙子一样生龙活虎。
xíngróng lǎoniánrén shēntǐ hěn hǎo 。xiàng xiǎohuózi yīyàng shēnglónghuóhǔ 。
It can also describe old people who are very healthy, who have as much energy as a young person.
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所以你看到一个人，你会祝他生龙活虎。
suǒyǐ nǐ kàndào yī ge rén ，nǐ huì zhù tā shēnglónghuóhǔ 。
So when you see someone, you can wish them energy and vitality.
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那生龙活虎的意思，就是一个人很健康，很活泼，很有活力。
nà shēnglónghuóhǔ de yìsi ，jiùshì yī ge rén hěn jiànkāng ，hěn huópo ，hěn yǒu huólì 。
This idiom's meaning is someone who is very healthy, lively, and full of energy.
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所以我们可以祝一个人龙年生龙活虎。
suǒyǐ wǒmen kěyǐ zhù yī ge rén lóng nián shēnglónghuóhǔ 。
So we can wish someone energy and vitality in the year of the dragon.
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祝你龙年龙腾虎跃，生龙活虎。
zhù nǐ lóng nián lóngténghǔyuè ，shēnglónghuóhǔ 。
We wish you a successful career, good health, and great vitality in the year of the dragon.
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你穿得不少啊，裹得跟个小老头一样。你看看老费，年纪长你十几岁，照样生龙活虎的。
nǐ chuān de bù shǎo a ，guǒ de gēn ge xiǎolǎotóu yīyàng 。nǐ kàn kan Lǎo Fèi ，niánjì zhǎng nǐ shí jǐ suì ，zhàoyàng shēnglónghuóhǔ de 。
You're wearing quite a bit. Wrapped up just like a little old man. Look at Lao Fei, he's ten odd years older than you and is totally full of life.
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