栩栩如生

xǔ xǔ rú shēng

Dictionary entry

vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life

What does 栩栩如生 mean?

栩栩如生 (xǔ xǔ rú shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life

2realistic

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栩xǔused in 栩栩[xu3 xu3] · jolcham oak (Quercus serrata)如rúas · as if 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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栩栩如生

xǔ xǔ rú shēng

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