绘声绘色
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

绘声绘色

huìshēng-huìsè

vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life

02

lively and realistic

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

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What does 绘声绘色 mean in Chinese?

绘声绘色 (huìshēng-huìsè) means vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life.

How do you pronounce 绘声绘色?

绘声绘色 is pronounced huìshēng-huìsè.

Is 绘声绘色 an HSK word?

绘声绘色 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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