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Meaning of 活

Pinyin huó

Radical

氵

Strokes

Definition

to live / alive / living / work / workmanship

Usage

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活塞 huó sāi

piston / valve

活埋 huó mái

to bury alive

生吞活剥 shēng tūn huó bō

to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically

活字印刷 huó zì yìn shuā

printing with movable type

忙活 máng huo

to be really busy / pressing business

快活 kuài huo

happy / cheerful

拼死拼活 pīn sǐ pīn huó

one's utmost / (to fight or work) desperately hard / to put up a life or death struggle / at all costs

活捉 huó zhuō

capture alive / catch alive

揽活 lǎn huó

Take care of

搞活 gǎo huó

to enliven / to invigorate / to revitalize

养活 yǎng huo

to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth

活性染料 huó xìng rǎn liào

reactive dyes / activated dye

活动 huó dòng

to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]

活泼 huó po

lively / vivacious / brisk / active / (chemistry) reactive

生活 shēng huó

life / activity / to live / livelihood

死活 sǐ huó

life or death / fate / no matter what / anyway / for the life of me

生动活泼 shēng dòng huó pō

be lively and vivid / be lively and invigorating

活泼泼 huó pō pō

Lively

活跃 huó yuè

active / lively / excited / to enliven / to brighten up

活着 huó zhe

alive

灵活 líng huó

flexible / nimble / agile

活力 huó lì

energy / vitality / vigor / vital force

活人 huó rén

living person

活性 huó xìng

(chemistry) activity / active / activated

活儿 huó r

work / (lots of) things to do

性生活 xìng shēng huó

sex life

活活 huó huó

while still alive / simply / totally

激活 jī huó

to activate

灵活性 líng huó xìng

flexibility

活性炭 huó xìng tàn

activated carbon

活佛 huó fó

Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century

你死我活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó

lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries / two parties cannot coexist

活血化瘀 huó xuè huà yū

promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis

活疫苗 huó yì miáo

live vaccine / living vaccine

活性碳 huó xìng tàn

activated carbon / active carbon / carboraffin (糖用)

干活 gàn huó

to work / to be employed

舒筋活血 shū jīn huó xuè

relax the muscles and stimulate the blood circulation

活络 huó luò

activating collaterals

羌活 qiāng huó

Notopterygium root (root of Notopterygium incisum)

肺活量 fèi huó liàng

(medicine) vital capacity

苟活 gǒu huó

drag out an ignoble existence / live on in degradation

活菩萨 huó pú sà

a living Buddha / fig. compassionate person / saint

寻死觅活 xún sǐ mì huó

repeatedly attempt suicide

活蹦乱跳 huó bèng luàn tiào

to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively / healthy and active

生活费 shēng huó fèi

cost of living / living expenses / alimony

活阎王 huó yán wáng

devil incarnate / tyrannical ruler

生活必需品 shēng huó bì xū pǐn

life's necessities

活靶 huó bǎ

maneuvering target

活页 huó yè

leaflet / loose-leaf

鲜活 xiān huó

vivid / lively / (of food ingredients) live or fresh