绘
声
绘
色

Vivid and colorful (idiom) in Chinese: 绘声绘色 (huì shēng huì sè)

huì shēng huì sè

vivid and colorful (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 繪聲繪色1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1vivid and colorful (idiom); true to life
  2. 2lively and realistic

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绘
声
绘
色

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄏㄨㄟˋ

huì

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄏㄨㄟˋ

huì

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄙㄜˋ

sè

ㄙ/ sㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

绘声绘色

Simplified

繪聲繪色

Traditional

Example sentences

See 绘声绘色 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他绘声绘色地讲起那次旅行。

    tā huì shēng huì sè dì jiǎng qǐ nà cì lǚ xíng。

    He described that trip in vivid detail.

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Related words

色

sè

color

声

shēng

sound

颜色

yán sè

color

声音

shēng yīn

voice

出色

chū sè

remarkable

角色

jué sè

role

景色

jǐng sè

scenery

声调

shēng diào

tone

白色

bái sè

white

大声

dà shēng

loud voice

黑色

hēi sè

black

红色

hóng sè

red (color)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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