shēng 生 lóng 龙 huó 活 hǔ 虎

生龙活虎 shēng lóng huó hǔ

full of vim and vigour; bursting with energy

Literally: live dragon lively tiger

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Attested in the Song dynasty writings of Zhu Xi.

How to use it

Predicate or attributive; positive. Often 生龙活虎的孩子.

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孩子们在操场上生龙活虎地踢足球。

Háizimen zài cāochǎng shàng shēng lóng huó hǔ de tī zúqiú.

The children are playing football on the sports field full of energy.

children at playground on live dragon lively tiger (particle) kick football
他病好了以后，又变得生龙活虎了。

Tā bìng hǎo le yǐhòu, yòu biàn de shēng lóng huó hǔ le.

After he recovered, he was full of life again.

he illness well (particle) after, again become (particle) live dragon lively tiger (particle)

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