活生生 huóshēngshēng real; actual Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents huóshēngshēng real; actual 活 huó adjective alive alive; living; in a living state生 shēng reduplication life life; lifetime; existencehuóshēngshēng vivid; lifelike 活 huó adjective flexible flexible; nimble; vivid; lively; not rigid生 shēng reduplication life life; lifetime; existencehuóshēngshēng while still alive 活 huó verbadverb while alive while still alive; describing an action performed on a living subject (e.g. 活捉 huózhuō live capture, 活埋 huómái live burial)生 shēng reduplication life life; lifetime; existence