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逼真

bīzhēn

lifelike; true to life

A cat stares at a lifelike painted parrot
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Characters in this word

逼 bī

Strokes
12
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 畐 to fill
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

真 zhēn

Strokes
10
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
直 straight, vertical 几 small table
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这部纪录片的复原场景非常逼真,连专家都称赞细节考据严谨。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn de fùyuán chǎngjǐng fēicháng bīzhēn, lián zhuānjiā dōu chēngzàn xìjié kǎojù yánjǐn. The reconstructed scenes in this documentary are extremely lifelike, and even experts praise the rigorous research behind the details.
  • 这幅画里的小鸟画得很逼真,好像马上就要飞走了。 Zhè fú huà lǐ de xiǎoniǎo huà de hěn bīzhēn, hǎoxiàng mǎshàng jiù yào fēizǒu le. The little bird in this painting is so lifelike that it seems about to fly away.
  • 他模仿老师说话模仿得太逼真了,大家都笑了。 Tā mófǎng lǎoshī shuōhuà mófǎng de tài bīzhēn le, dàjiā dōu xiào le. He imitated the teacher's way of speaking so realistically that everyone laughed.

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