# 淋漓尽致

lín lí jìn zhì

Express or display something fully and vividly

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Soaked through to the utmost

**Traditional Chinese:** 淋漓盡致

**Register:** Appreciative · expressive

[Perspective](https://chinese-idioms.yudis.dev/idioms/topics/perspective)

## When to use it

Praise a vivid, thorough depiction or performance.

Often used with 表现 or 展现, not mere length.

## Understanding the expression

The image of complete saturation suggests that nothing is held back or left unexpressed. A performance may reveal a character’s fear vividly, or a match may display a team’s strengths to the fullest. The phrase praises fullness and expressive force. It is not a measure of how long something lasts; a short scene can achieve the effect. The central question is whether the subject’s essential qualities emerge clearly and completely.

## Examples

她把角色的孤独演得淋漓尽致。

### Traditional Chinese

她把角色的孤獨演得淋漓盡致。

tā bǎ jué sè de gū dú yǎn dé lín lí jìn zhì 。

She portrayed the character’s loneliness vividly and fully.

这场比赛展现了淋漓尽致的团队配合。

### Traditional Chinese

這場比賽展現了淋漓盡致的團隊配合。

zhè chǎng bǐ sài zhǎn xiàn le lín lí jìn zhì de tuán duì pèi hé 。

The match displayed teamwork at its fullest.

影片把矛盾表现得淋漓尽致。

### Traditional Chinese

影片把矛盾表現得淋漓盡致。

yǐng piàn bǎ máo dùn biǎo xiàn dé lín lí jìn zhì 。

The film brought out the conflict vividly and thoroughly.

画家将雨后的色彩表现得淋漓尽致。

### Traditional Chinese

畫家將雨後的色彩表現得淋漓盡致。

huà jiā jiāng yǔ hòu de sè cǎi biǎo xiàn dé lín lí jìn zhì 。

The painter captured the colors after the rain with complete vividness.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 6, 2026.

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E6%B7%8B%E6%BC%93%E7%9B%A1%E8%87%B4)

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=741&webMd=1&la=0)

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