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活

huó
verb HSK 3 #311

Meanings

  1. 1 to live; alive; living
  2. 2 work; job (colloquial)
  3. 3 lively; vivid

Characters

活
huó
to live; alive; lively; work
Contains 氵(water) + 舌 (tongue) — where there is water and speech, there is life.

Examples

鱼还活着呢。
Yú hái huózhe ne.
The fish is still alive.
他活到了九十岁。
Tā huó dào le jiǔshí suì.
He lived to ninety years old.
这些活儿很累。
Zhèxiē huór hěn lèi.
This work is very tiring.

Tips

usage
活着 (huózhe) specifically means 'to be alive / living'. 活 also appears in: 生活 (shēnghuó, life/lifestyle), 活动 (huódòng, activity), 干活 (gànhuó, to work).

In Pop Culture

活着 Huózhe
To Live
acclaimed novel by Yu Hua and film by Zhang Yimou

Stroke Order

活 huó