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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

活 [huó]

1. verb [生存] live
2. verb [使生存] keep … alive
3. adjective [有生命] alive
4. adjective [不固定] flexible

活期账号

current account
5. adjective [不死板] lively
6. adjective [逼真] lifelike
7. adverb completely

他活像个白痴。

He acted like a complete idiot.
8. noun [工作] work
9. noun [产品] product

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

活 [huó]

1. verb live

鱼在水里才能活。

Fish can only live in water.

她活到80岁。

She lived to be eighty.
2. verb save (the life of a person)

活人无算

(of a good doctor, etc.) save countless lives
3. adjective alive; living; active; live

活老虎

a live tiger

在他活着的时候

during his lifetime
4. adjective vivid; lively

把会开得活点

make the meeting more lively

脑子很活

have a quick mind

把经济搞活

reinvigorate the economy

把这个角色演活了

give a vivid portrayal of the character
5. adjective movable; moving

活结

a knot that can be undone by a pull; slipknot
6. adverb exactly; simply

活像

look exactly like; be the spit and image of; be an exact replica of
7. noun work

我的活儿干完了。

I have finished the work.
8. noun product

这批活儿做得好。

This batch of products is well made.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

活 [huó]

1. 动有生命；生存

活了一辈子

死去活来

存活

复活。
2. 动使生存；维持生命

养家活口

活命之恩。
3. 名赖以生存的手段；活计(一般指体力劳动)

干活儿

力气活儿

零活儿

农活儿。
4. 名产品；制成的东西

不出活儿

这批活儿不合格

铁活。
5. 形活动的；可变动的

活水

活塞

活期存款

活页文选。
6. 形生动活泼；灵活

这段文字写得很活

这孩子心眼儿活。
7. 副表示在活着的状态下(作某种处置)

活捉

活埋。
8. 副表示程度深，相当于"真正""简直"

长得活像他爸爸

活受罪。

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Examples

我活了半辈子了，还不知道这个吗？: How can a person of my age be ignorant of such a thing?
他身体好，干这点儿活不算吃力。: He's strong; this bit of work won't be too much for him.
今儿你干什么活啊？: What's your job for today?
老人是活地图，对这一带地形熟极了。: The old man is such a competent guide, familiar with every nook and cranny of this area.
亏得大家帮忙，我们才按时把这活干完。: Thanks to everybody's help, we finished the job on time.
这是个细致活，稍不留意就会出错。: This is a delicate job. If you let your mind wander for a single moment, you'll do it wrong.
你忙什么活？: What are you busy with?
这活做得太毛糙。: That's rather crude work.
这活最磨工夫。: This is a time-consuming job.; 118 more results

Character Decomposition

氵 [shuǐ]	+	舌 [shé]

Stroke Order

Total Strokes: 9

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