活生生

huó shēng shēng

Dictionary entry

real (people)

What does 活生生 mean?

活生生 (huó shēng shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1real (people)

2living (artist)

3while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)

Character breakdown

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活huóto live · alive 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur

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How to pronounce 活生生

活生生

huó shēng shēng

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