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生活

shēnghuó
noun HSK 2 #244

Meanings

  1. 1 life
  2. 2 to live

Characters

生
shēng
life; to live
活
huó
alive; to live

Examples

我的生活很幸福。
Wǒ de shēnghuó hěn xìngfú.
My life is very happy.
他在北京生活了十年。
Tā zài Běijīng shēnghuó le shí nián.
He lived in Beijing for ten years.
生活很美好。
Shēnghuó hěn měihǎo.
Life is beautiful.

Tips

grammar
生活 can be both a noun (life) and a verb (to live). As a noun: 我的生活 (my life). As a verb: 在中国生活 (to live in China).

Stroke Order

生 shēng
活 huó

Related Words

私生活 sīshēnghuó #8,227
private life; personal life
性生活 xìngshēnghuó #5,823
sex life / sexual activity
一生 yīshēng HSK 2 #1,192
all one's life / a lifetime
活生生 huóshēngshēng #6,572
vividly / while still alive / literally (used for emphasis)
活动 huódòng HSK 2 #1,071
activity; event / to exercise; to move about
出生 chūshēng HSK 2 #1,555
to be born
生命 shēngmìng HSK 3 #564
life; living being / vitality
生 shēng HSK 3 #572
to be born; to give birth / raw; uncooked / student; life
人生 rénshēng HSK 3 #1,054
life / human life / one's time on earth
生龙活虎 shēnglónghuóhǔ #20,509
full of vitality / vigorous and energetic / bursting with life
生活 shēnghuó
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