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活 (huó): live; alive, living, flexible; work, job, livelihood

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HSK 4verb, adjective, noun

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: live; alive, living, flexible; work, job, livelihood
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb, adjective, noun
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 9
Radical: 氵
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to live
alive
living
work
workmanship
to live
to be alive
alive
living
work
job (as in 活儿)
product
workmanship (as in 活儿)

Chinese explanation

生存，有生命，与死相对
有生命的，会动的
生动，不死板
工作，从事某种劳动
产品，作品。

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Example sentences

He lives very happily.

These fish are still alive.

How many years can a cat live?

We live in this world.

He lived to be one hundred years old.

This is a live fish.

Her work is done very well.

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