huó

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

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Words Containing 活

复活
fù huó
忙活
máng huo

to be really busy

快活
kuài huo

happy

活儿
huór

work

活力
huó lì

energy

活动
huó dòng

to exercise

活期
huó qī

(banking) current (account)

活泼
huó po

lively

活该
huó gāi

(coll.) serve sb right

活跃
huó yuè

active

激活
jī huó

to activate

生活
shēng huó

to live

生活费
shēng huó fèi

cost of living

灵活
líng huó

flexible

养活
yǎng huo

to provide for

鲜活
xiān huó

vivid

不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó

to act recklessly (idiom)

你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó

lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries

做活
zuò huó

to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker)

做生活
zuò shēng huó

to work

全活
quán huó

to save life

公益活动
gōng yì huó dòng

charity event

再活化假说
zài huó huà jiǎ shuō

reactivation hypothesis

出活
chū huó

to finish a job on time

包活
bāo huó

job paid according to the amount of work done

反美是工作赴美是生活
fǎn měi shì gōng zuò fù měi shì shēng huó

being anti-American is the job, but life is in America (jocular comment made about public figures who are brazenly xenophobic but whose family live abroad)

口活
kǒu huó

oral sex

品味生活
pǐn wèi shēng huó

to appreciate life

哭得死去活来
kū de sǐ qù huó lái

to cry one's heart out

地震活动带
dì zhèn huó dòng dài

seismic zone

夜生活
yè shēng huó

night life

太阳活动
tài yáng huó dòng

sunspot activity

好死不如赖活着
hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe

better a bad life than a good death (idiom)

好活当赏
hǎo huó dāng shǎng

(coll.) bravo

存活
cún huó

to survive (a serious accident)

存活率
cún huó lǜ

(med.) survival rate

守活寡
shǒu huó guǎ

to stay at home while one's husband is away

寄生生活
jì shēng shēng huó

parasitism; parasitic existence

审美活动
shěn měi huó dòng

appreciating the arts

干活
gàn huó

to work

复活的军团
fù huó de jūn tuán

the Resurrected Army (CCTV documentary series about the Terracotta army)

复活节
fù huó jié

Easter

复活节岛
fù huó jié dǎo

Easter Island

复活赛
fù huó sài

repechage (supplementary qualifying round in sports)

性生活
xìng shēng huó

sex life

爱得死去活来
ài de sǐ qù huó lái

to be madly in love

成活
chéng huó

to survive

成活率
chéng huó lǜ

survival rate

手活
shǒu huó

manipulation (e.g. ball handling in sport)

拉活
lā huó

(northern dialect) to pick up a fare (as a taxi driver)

拼死拼活
pīn sǐ pīn huó

one's utmost

接活
jiē huó

to take on a piece of work

搞活
gǎo huó

to enliven

放射性活度
fàng shè xìng huó dù

radioactivity

政治生活
zhèng zhì shēng huó

political life

救活
jiù huó

to bring back to life

料件子活
liào jiàn zi huó

piecework

日活用户
rì huó yòng hù

daily active users (of a website, service etc)

有活力
yǒu huó lì

energetic

乐活
lè huó

LOHAS (lifestyles of health and sustainability)

树挪死,人挪活
shù nuó sǐ , rén nuó huó

lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom)

死去活来
sǐ qù huó lái

to hover between life and death (idiom)

死活
sǐ huó

life or death

死活不顾
sǐ huó bù gù

regardless of life or death (idiom)

死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì

to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)

死马当活马医
sǐ mǎ dàng huó mǎ yī

lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)

活下
huó xià

to survive

活下去
huó xià qù

to survive

活不下去
huó bù xià qu

impossible to make a living

活久见
huó jiǔ jiàn

(neologism c. 2006) if you live long enough, you'll see everything

活人
huó rén

living person

活人让尿憋死
huó rén ràng niào biē sǐ

fig. unable to solve a problem due to the inflexibility of one's thinking

活似
huó sì

see 活像[huó xiàng]

活佛
huó fó

Living Buddha

活便
huó biàn

nimble

活像
huó xiàng

to look exactly like

活分
huó fēn

nimble

活力四射
huó lì sì shè

dynamic

活动中心
huó dòng zhōng xīn

activity center

活动人士
huó dòng rén shì

activist

活动场地
huó dòng chǎng dì

place for activities (playground, event venue etc)

活动家
huó dòng jiā

activist

活动房
huó dòng fáng

prefabricated building

活动房屋
huó dòng fáng wū

prefabricated building

活动扳手
huó dòng bān shǒu

adjustable spanner

活动挂图
huó dòng guà tú

flipchart

活动曲尺
huó dòng qū chǐ

sliding bevel (to measure angles)

活动桌面
huó dòng zhuō miàn

active desktop

活动看板
huó dòng kàn bǎn

calendar of events

活动能力
huó dòng néng lì

mobility

活化
huó huà

activation

活化分析
huó huà fēn xī

activation analysis

活化石
huó huà shí

living fossil

活受罪
huó shòu zuì

(coll.) to go through sheer hell

活命
huó mìng

life

活埋
huó mái

to bury alive

活报剧
huó bào jù

political street theater (loanword from Zhivaya Gazeta, or Living Newspaper, Russian theater form of the 1920s)

活塞
huó sāi

piston

活套
huó tào

noose

活字
huó zì

movable type

活字典
huó zì diǎn

walking dictionary

活字印刷
huó zì yìn shuā

printing with movable type

活学活用
huó xué huó yòng

to creatively combine learning with usage

活宝
huó bǎo

buffoon

活尸
huó shī

zombie

活度
huó dù

activity

活得不耐烦
huó de bù nài fán

to be tired of living

活性
huó xìng

(chemistry) activity

活性剂
huó xìng jì

reagent (chemistry)

活性氧类
huó xìng yǎng lèi

activated oxygen species (AOS)

活性炭
huó xìng tàn

activated carbon

活捉
huó zhuō

to capture alive

活摘
huó zhāi

to harvest (an organ) from a living person

活期存款
huó qī cún kuǎn

demand deposit

活期帐户
huó qī zhàng hù

current account (in bank)

活期贷款
huó qī dài kuǎn

demand loan (i.e. loan that the borrower can demanded back at any time)

活期资金
huó qī zī jīn

funds on call

活板
huó bǎn

trapdoor

活检
huó jiǎn

biopsy

活气
huó qì

spirited atmosphere

活泛
huó fan

flexible

活活
huó huó

while still alive

活火
huó huǒ

flaming fire

活火山
huó huǒ shān

active volcano

活版
huó bǎn

typography

活版印刷
huó bǎn yìn shuā

printing with movable type

活物
huó wù

living animals

活瓣
huó bàn

valve

活生生
huó shēng shēng

real (people)

活用
huó yòng

to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly

活神仙
huó shén xiān

a god living in our midst (sb who can predict the future like a prophet or who leads a life without constraints)

活禽
huó qín

live poultry

活组织检查
huó zǔ zhī jiǎn chá

biopsy

活结
huó jié

a slip-knot

活罪
huó zuì

suffering

活脱
huó tuō

remarkably alike

活脱脱
huó tuō tuō

remarkably alike

活色生香
huó sè shēng xiāng

(of a flower) vividly colorful and fragrant

活茬
huó chá

farm work

活菩萨
huó pú sà

a living Buddha

活着
huó zhe

alive

活血
huó xuè

to improve blood circulation (Chinese medicine)

活血止痛
huó xuè zhǐ tòng

to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)

活见鬼
huó jiàn guǐ

what the hell; preposterous

活计
huó jì

handicraft

活路
huó lù

through road

活路
huó lu

labor

活蹦乱跳
huó bèng luàn tiào

to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively

活跃分子
huó yuè fèn zǐ

activist

活门
huó mén

valve

活雷锋
huó léi fēng

selfless model citizen, just like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[léi fēng]

活灵活现
huó líng huó xiàn

living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life

活靶子
huó bǎ zi

live target

活体
huó tǐ

living body

活体检视
huó tǐ jiǎn shì

biopsy

活体组织检查
huó tǐ zǔ zhī jiǎn chá

biopsy

活鱼
huó yú

fresh fish

活龙活现
huó lóng huó xiàn

living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life

减毒活疫苗
jiǎn dú huó yì miáo

attenuated live vaccine

演活
yǎn huó

(of an actor) to bring (one's character) to life

火山活动
huǒ shān huó dòng

volcanic activity

生吞活剥
shēng tūn huó bō

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

生拉活扯
shēng lā huó chě

to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom)

生活作风
shēng huó zuò fēng

behavior

生活垃圾
shēng huó lā jī

domestic garbage

生活必需品
shēng huó bì xū pǐn

life's necessities

生活方式
shēng huó fāng shì

way of life

生活水平
shēng huó shuǐ píng

living standards

生活污水
shēng huó wū shuǐ

domestic sewage

生活美学
shēng huó měi xué

appreciation of the finer things in life

生活设施
shēng huó shè shī

living facilities

生活资料
shēng huó zī liào

consumer goods

生活质料
shēng huó zhì liào

consumer goods

生活阔绰
shēng huó kuò chuò

a flashy lifestyle

生活馆
shēng huó guǎn

living museum

生物活化性
shēng wù huó huà xìng

bioactivity

生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ

lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)

白活
bái huó

to waste one's life; to fail to make the most of one's life

破坏活动
pò huài huó dòng

sabotage; subversive activities

社会活动
shè huì huó dòng

social activity

神气活现
shén qì huó xiàn

arrogant appearance

票活
piào huó

to work as amateur for no pay

私生活
sī shēng huó

private life

秘密活动
mì mì huó dòng

clandestine activities

竞选活动
jìng xuǎn huó dòng

(election) campaign

粗活
cū huó

unskilled labor

精神生活
jīng shén shēng huó

spiritual or moral life

累死累活
lèi sǐ lèi huó

to tire oneself out through overwork

绝活
jué huó

specialty

经济活动
jīng jì huó dòng

economic activity

维持生活
wéi chí shēng huó

to subsist

羌活
qiāng huó

Notopterygium root (root of Notopterygium incisum)

肺活量
fèi huó liàng

(medicine) vital capacity

自由活动
zì yóu huó dòng

free time (between organized activities)

舱外活动
cāng wài huó dòng

extravehicular activity (outside space vehicle)

花活
huā huó

trick

苦活
kǔ huó

bitter work

表面活化剂
biǎo miàn huó huà jì

surfactant

表面活性剂
biǎo miàn huó xìng jì

surfactant

要死不活
yào sǐ bù huó

half dead