HSK C2/W2/V3
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活

/ huó / 
Strokes

Definition

to live/alive/living/work/workmanship

Example

As a Verb
live
1
Wǒmen
我们
chīfàn
吃饭
shì
是
wèile
为了
huó
活
zhāo
着
  
,
ér
而
bú
不
shi
是
huó
活
zhāo
着
wèile
为了
chīfàn
吃饭
  
。

We eat to live, but not live to eat.

2
Báihuó
白活
yīshì
一世

lead a useless existence

3
Huódàolǎo
活到老
  
,
xuédàolǎo
学到老

one is never too old to learn; learn as long as one lives

4
Huó
活
dào
到
jiǔshí
九十
suì
岁

live to (be) ninety (years old)

As a Verb
save (the life of a person); keep alive
5
Huórén
活人
jǐshì
济世

save people's lives and benefit the society

6
Huómìng
活命
wú
无
suàn
算

[usu of a doctor] saved many lives

As a Noun
work; job
7
Zhēnxiàn
针线
huór  
活儿

needle work

8
Zhòng
重
huór  
活儿

heavy work

9
Tǐlì
体力
huór  
活儿

manual/physical work

10
Gànhuór  
干活儿

work

As a Noun
product
11
Zhè
这
pī
批
huór  
活儿
zuò
做
de
得
hǎo
好
  
。

This batch of products is well done.

12
Bù
不
chū
出
huór  
活儿

not productive/efficient

As an Adjective
movable; moving
13
Huóshuǐ
活水

flowing water

As an Adjective
vivid; lively; active; quick
14
Zhè
这
háizi
孩子
xīnyǎnr  
心眼儿
huó
活
  
。

The child has a quick mind.

15
Tā
他
bànshì
办事
lùzi
路子
hěn
很
huó
活
  
。

He is a very resourceful person.

16
Nǎozi
脑子
hěn
很
huó
活

have a quick mind

17
Miáohuì
描绘
de
得
hěn
很
huó
活

depict sth in a vivid way

18
Gǎohuó
搞活
jīngjì
经济

invigorate/enliven the economy

As an Adjective
alive; living; live
19
Huó
活
yú
鱼

live fish

As an Adverb
exactly; simply