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生动

shēng dòng · sheng dong

Traditional 生動

Meaning

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老(lǎo)师(shī)把(bǎ)这(zhè)段(duàn)历(lì)史(shǐ)讲(jiǎng)得(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)生(shēng)动(dòng)。

The teacher told this piece of history very vividly.

这(zhè)本(běn)图(tú)画(huà)书(shū)里(lǐ)的(de)小(xiǎo)动(dòng)物(wù)画(huà)得(de)很(hěn)生(shēng)动(dòng)。

The little animals drawn in this picture book are very lively.

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to be born; to give birth

(of sth) to move; to set in movement

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