激活

jīhuó

verb HSK 7-9 #6,485

Meanings

1 to activate
2 to reactivate

Characters

excite; stimulate

alive; active; living

Examples

请输入验证码激活你的账号。

Qǐng shūrù yànzhèngmǎ jīhuó nǐ de zhànghào.

Please enter the verification code to activate your account.

这个政策激活了市场活力。

Zhège zhèngcè jīhuó le shìchǎng huólì.

This policy reactivated market vitality.

Tips

memory

激 (stimulate) + 活 (alive/active) — to stimulate something into being alive/active. Think of activating a dormant account or waking up a sleeping market.

Stroke Order

激 jī

活 huó