adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
lively; energetic; full of life
Often used as ぴんぴんしている for someone who is surprisingly healthy, lively, or still going strong, especially after illness or despite old age.
祖父は九十歳でもぴんぴんしている。
My grandfather is still full of life even at ninety.
昨日まで寝込んでいたのに、今日はもうぴんぴんしている。
He was bedridden until yesterday, but today he is already lively again.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
vigorously; energetically flopping or jumping
Describes quick, vigorous physical movement, especially something jumping, flopping, or twitching with life.
釣った魚がバケツの中でぴんぴん跳ねている。
The fish we caught is flopping vigorously in the bucket.
adverb, adverb taking the 'to' particle
piercing; penetrating; grating
Sound-symbolic use for a sharp or piercing sound. Depending on the exact sound, other mimetic words such as キンキン may be more common in everyday Japanese.
細い金属音がピンピンと耳に響いた。
A thin metallic sound rang piercingly in my ears.