活

To live in Chinese: 活 (huó)

huó

to live

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to live
  2. 2alive
  3. 3living
  4. 4work
  5. 5workmanship

Stroke order

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活

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄛˊ

huó

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 爷爷今年活到了九十岁。

    yé ye jīn nián huó dào le jiǔ shí suì。

    Grandpa has lived to ninety this year.

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Related words

活动

huó dòng

to exercise

活泼

huó po

lively

生活

shēng huó

to live

活跃

huó yuè

active

灵活

líng huó

flexible

活力

huó lì

energy

快活

kuài huo

happy

复活

fù huó

to revive

活儿

huó r

work

活该

huó gāi

(coll.) serve sb right

活期

huó qī

(banking) current (account)

激活

jī huó

to activate

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