Chinese word

逼真

Pronunciation

Pinyinbī zhēn

Meaning

  • adjectiverealistic

Example

这幅画很逼真。zhè fú huà hěn bī zhēn

This painting is very realistic.

Illustration for 逼真 (realistic)

More examples

演员的表现很逼真。yǎn yuán de biǎo xiàn hěn bī zhēn

The actor's performance is very realistic.

Core concept

A depiction whose visible form and details come so close to reality that it seems to be the real thing.

Common phrases

  • 效果逼真xiào guǒ bī zhēn

    realistic effect

  • 表情逼真biǎo qíng bī zhēn

    lifelike expression

  • 光影逼真guāng yǐng bī zhēn

    realistic light and shadow

Similar words

栩栩如生xú xǔ rú shēng: So vivid and lifelike that a person or scene appears full of life.
写实xiě shí: Representing real forms, scenes, or conditions as they appear in reality.
仿真fǎng zhēn: Designed to copy a real thing's appearance or actions.
真实zhēn shí: True in fact or real in existence, not false or invented.

Definition in Chinese

表示事物或描写在形态和细节上非常接近现实，看起来就像真实存在。biǎo shì shì wù huò miáo xiě zài xíng tài hé xì jié shàng fēi cháng jiē jìn xiàn shí kàn qǐ lái jiù xiàng zhēn shí cún zài

Word origin

The compound 逼 (bī, "press close") + 真 (zhēn, "real") presents something as pressing close to what is real.

Usage tips

  • This word applies to more than visual scenes, since Chinese speakers also use it for a voice or performance that closely recreates the real thing.

Other meanings

  • vividadjective
  • true to lifeadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 逼真度bī zhēn dùdegree of realismnoun
  • 逼真感bī zhēn gǎnsense of realismnoun

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