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活化石

/ huó huà shí /
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Collocation

1
被称为/被誉为活化石
2
……有活化石之称/之美誉
3
……是活化石

Definition

活化石

Literally means:

living fossil

Actually means:

化石 refers to a stone-like object which is a remnant or trace of an ancient organism preserved un derground.

The phrase refers to certain rare living things (e. g. pandas) that used to exist widely billions of years ago but now only in some parts of the world. It figuratively means a living thing that can prove and help people understand the evolutionary process of something. Often used on formal occasions or in written language.

化石,古代的生物等保存在地下变成了石头一样的东西。

活化石,指数亿年前曾经广泛存在,但如今只在局部地区生存的某些生物(如熊猫)。比喻能帮助人们了解某些事物历史演化过程的活生生的证明。多用于比较正式的场合,或书面语中。

Example

Used as obiect or attributive. (作宾语、定语)
1
guó
我国
shǎoshùmín
少数民族
shuǐ
水族
de
wén
文字
jiào
shuǐshū
水书
  
Zhè
shì
zhǒng
lǎo
古老
de
wén
文字
hào
符号
tǒng
系统
  
,
zhǔyào
主要
kào
shǒuchāo
手抄
  
kǒuchuán
口传
liúchuán
流传
zhìjīn
至今
  
,
suǒ
所以
bèi
wéi
誉为
xiàngxíngwén
象形文字
de
huóhuàshí
活化石
  

The text of the ethnic minority aquarium in our country is called the water book. This is an ancient text symbol system, mainly by hand copy, oral transmission to date, so known as hieroglyphics living fossils.

2
chuān
四川
mǒu
地区
zhìjīn
至今
hái
bǎoliú
保留
zhāo
lǎo
古老
de
zǒuhūn
走婚
习俗
  
Dànshì
但是
yǒurén
有人
dānxīn
担心
  
,
suīzhe
随着
shìjiè
世界
各地
liàng
大量
yóu
游客
de
duàn
不断
yǒng
涌入
  
,
zhè
yǒuzhe
有着
hūnyīn
婚姻
huóhuàshí
活化石
zhī
chèn
de
习俗
jiāng
huì
shòudào
受到
shānghài
伤害
  

An area of Sichuan still retains the ancient custom of marriage. But there are fears that the practice, known as the living fossil of marriage, will suffer as tourists from around the world continue to flock.

3
Chéng
成语
shì
zhōnghuámín
中华民族
yōujiǔ
悠久
wénhuà
文化
de
jiéjīng
结晶
  
,
bèi
chēngwéi
称为
yán
语言
de
huóhuàshí
活化石
  
guǒ
如果
men
我们
néng
hǎohǎo
好好
de
yòng
利用
chéng
成语
huàshí
化石
  
,
dìng
一定
néng
大大
jìn
促进
wén
语文
jiàoxué
教学
  

Idioms are the crystallization of the chinese nation's long-standing culture and are called living fossils of language. If we can make good use of idiom fossils, we can greatly promote language teaching.

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