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活着

活著
huózhe
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to be alive
  2. 2 to live; to stay alive

Examples

HSK 2
那条鱼还活着。
Nà tiáo yú hái huózhe.
That fish is still alive.
HSK 3
只要活着，就有希望。
Zhǐyào huózhe, jiù yǒu xīwàng.
As long as you're alive, there's hope.
HSK 3
人活着不能只为了钱。
Rén huózhe bù néng zhǐ wèile qián.
People can't live just for money.

Tips

grammar
活着 is the verb 活 "to live" with 着, which marks a lasting state, so it means "being alive". "Still alive" is 还活着; the opposite is 死了 "dead".

In Pop Culture

活着 Huózhe
To Live
余华's 1993 novel about a farmer who outlives his whole family through decades of upheaval; 张艺谋 filmed it in 1994.

Stroke Order

活 huó
着 zhe