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有声有色

yǒushēngyǒusè

vivid and lively; impressive

A storyteller gestures before attentively listening people
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Characters in this word

有 yǒu

Strokes
6
Radical
月 — moon
Made of
𠂇 hand 月 moon
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

声 shēng

Strokes
7
Radical
士 — scholar, gentleman
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

色 sè

Strokes
6
Radical
色 — color, tint, hue, shade
Made of
⺈ knife 巴 to cling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 她把一段普通的创业经历讲得有声有色,听众几乎忘了时间。 Tā bǎ yí duàn pǔtōng de chuàngyè jīnglì jiǎng de yǒushēngyǒusè, tīngzhòng jīhū wàng le shíjiān. She told an ordinary entrepreneurial experience so vividly that the audience almost forgot the time.
  • 他把班会主持得有声有色。 Tā bǎ bānhuì zhǔchí de yǒushēngyǒusè. He ran the class meeting in a vivid and impressive way.
  • 导游把当地的历史故事讲得有声有色。 Dǎoyóu bǎ dāngdì de lìshǐ gùshi jiǎng de yǒushēngyǒusè. The tour guide told the local historical stories vividly and impressively.

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