活生生

huóshēngshēng
  1. real (people)
  2. living (artist)
  3. while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)

CEDICT

  1. lively; vivid
  2. real; living; alive
  3. while still alive

Wiktionary

  1. 实际的、真实的。
  2. 栩栩如生的样子。
  3. 活活的。

重編國語辭典

Examples

她是一部活生生的厨艺百科全书。

She has an encyclopedic knowledge of cooking.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 活 huó
  1. to live
  2. alive
  3. living
  4. work
  5. workmanship
2 生生 shēngshēng
  1. alternative form of 猩猩 (xīngxing)
  2. every generation
  3. expressive suffix
  4. timid
  5. to grow and multiply without end
  6. to live
  7. to seek one's livelihood
  8. vigorous
  9. while still alive

Related entries

实 shí
  1. real
  2. true
  3. honest
  4. really
  5. solid
  6. fruit
  7. seed
  8. definitely
報告和事實不相符。

This account does not agree with the facts.

Source: Tatoeba

真性 zhēnxìng
  1. real
  2. the nature of sth
雷亚尔 léiyàěr real (Brazilian currency) (loanword)
在巴西售價 10 雷亞爾的商品，在阿根廷大約要賣 25 比索。

A product that costs 10 reals in Brazil costs about 25 pesos in Argentina.

Source: Tatoeba

真格 zhēngé
  1. true
  2. real
正儿八经 zhèngérbājīng
  1. serious
  2. earnest
  3. real
  4. true
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