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活

huó

live, exist, survive; lively

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Other readings: guō

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Example sentences

  • 我想活着。

    Wǒ xiǎng huó zhe

    I want to live.

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  • 她会活下来。

    Tā huì huó xià lái

    She will survive.

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  • 生活第一!

    Shēng huó dì yī

    Life first!

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  • 他一个人生活。

    Tā yī gè rén shēng huó

    He lives by himself.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 活

  • 生活shēng huó 1–2 to live; life; livelihood
  • 活动huó dòng 2–4 to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior
  • 干活儿gàn huó r 4–2 erhua variant of 干活; (coll.) to work; (coll.) to be employed
  • 活huó 2to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
  • 活泼huó po 2–5lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive
  • 活力huó lì 2–4 energy; vitality; vigor; vital force
  • 活跃huó yuè 2–4 active; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up
  • 灵活líng huó 2–2 flexible; nimble; agile
  • 快活kuài huo 4–5happy; cheerful
  • 复活fù huó 4–2 to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life; (religion) resurrection
  • 活该huó gāi 2–1 (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should
  • 生活费shēng huó fèi 1–2–4cost of living; living expenses; alimony