生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ
Pinyin

Definition

生龙活虎
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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
nu:3 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
活动
huó dòng
  1. 1 to exercise
  2. 2 to move about
  3. 3 to operate
  4. 4 to use connections (personal influence)
  5. 5 loose
  6. 6 shaky
  7. 7 active
  8. 8 movable
  9. 9 activity
  10. 10 campaign
  11. 11 maneuver
  12. 12 behavior
  13. 13 CL:項|项[xiàng],個|个[gè]
生
shēng
  1. 1 to be born
  2. 2 to give birth
  3. 3 life
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 raw
  6. 6 uncooked
  7. 7 student
生命
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo]
生日
shēng rì
  1. 1 birthday
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
生活
shēng huó
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 activity
  3. 3 to live
  4. 4 livelihood
发生
fā shēng
  1. 1 to happen
  2. 2 to occur
  3. 3 to take place
  4. 4 to break out
一生
yī shēng
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 throughout one's life
一生一世
yī shēng yī shì
  1. 1 a whole lifetime (idiom); all my life
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
今生
jīn shēng
  1. 1 this life
来生
lái shēng
  1. 1 next life
再生
zài shēng
  1. 1 to be reborn
  2. 2 to regenerate
  3. 3 to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person)
  4. 4 recycling
  5. 5 regeneration
出生
chū shēng
  1. 1 to be born
壁虎
bì hǔ
  1. 1 gecko
  2. 2 house lizard
夜生活
yè shēng huó
  1. 1 night life

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
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó
  1. 1 to act recklessly (idiom)
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
  1. 1 nine deaths and still alive (idiom); a narrow escape
  2. 2 new lease of life
九牛二虎之力
jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì
  1. 1 tremendous strength (idiom)
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
  1. 1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
二虎相斗，必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
人生一世，草木一春
rén shēng yī shì , cǎo mù yī chūn
  1. 1 Man has but one life, grass but one spring (idiom). fig. the brevity of human existence
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
人生如梦
rén shēng rú mèng
  1. 1 life is but a dream (idiom)
人生如朝露
rén shēng rú zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生朝露
rén shēng zhāo lù
  1. 1 human life as the morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
  1. 1 life has its ups and downs (idiom)
伴君如伴虎
bàn jūn rú bàn hǔ
  1. 1 being close to the sovereign can be as perilous as lying with a tiger (idiom)
你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
  1. 1 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
  2. 2 two parties cannot coexist

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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