活 (wut6 | huo2) : live; exist; work; vivid; movable; alive

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活

wut6

huo2

[1] [v] live; exist; survive
[2] [n] work; job; livelihood
[3] [v] save the life of; keep alive
[4] [adj] vivid; lively; active
[5] [adj] movable; moving; flexible
[6] [adj] live; alive; living

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

活

Don't confuse with:
話

This word has been viewed 14320 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Mar 2014 13:49

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活生生 wut1 saang1 saang1 huo2 sheng1sheng1 = alive

激活 gik1 wut6 ji1 huo2 = to activate

活火山 wut6 fo2 saan1 huo2 huo3 shan1 = active volcano

活水 wut6 seoi2 = flowing water, running water 國

活動 wut6 dung6 huo2 dong4 = activity

生活 sang1 wut6 sheng1 huo2 = lifestyle; activity

參加活動 caam1 gaa1 wut6 dung6 can1 jia1 huo2 dong4 = participate in activities (common formation)

活力 wut6 lik6 huo2 li4 = vitality, energy

活人 wut6 jan4 = a person who is full of life 國

養活 joeng5 wut6 yang3 huo5 = to raise

復活蛋 fuk6 wut6 daan6*2 fu4 huo2 dan4 = Easter egg

復活節 fuk6 wut6 zit3 fu4 huo2 jie2 = Easter; Easter Day; Easter Sunday

復活 fuk6 wut6 fu4 huo2 = revival; Resurrection

幹活兒 gon3 wut6 ji4 gan4 huor2 = to do work 國

幹活 gon3 wut6 gan4 huo2 = to do work 國

活躍 wut6 joek3 huo2 yue4 = active, vigorous

搞活 gaau2 wut6 gao3 huo2 = to liven up

快活 faai3 wut6 kuai4 huo5 = gay, happy

不知死活 bat1 zi1 sei2 wut6 bu4 zhi1 si3 huo2 = have no news of person dead or alive; act recklessly

活塞 wut6 sak1 huo2 sai1 = piston (of an engine)

活該 wut6 goi1 huo2 gai1 = (coll.) serve sb. right; deservedly; ought; should

活體檢視 wut6 tai2 gim2 si6 huo2 ti3 jian3 shi4 = biopsy

有活力 jau5 wut6 lik6 you3 huo2 li4 = energetic; vital

活動房屋 wut6 dung6 fong4 uk1 huo2 dong4 fang2 wu1 = trailer

競選活動 ging6 syun2 wut6 dung6 jing4 xuan3 huo2 dong4 = election campaign

生物活化性 sang1 mat6 wut6 faa3 sing3 sheng1 wu4 huo2 hua4 xing4 = bioactivity

生活必需品 sang1 wut6 bit1 seoi1 ban2 sheng1 huo2 bi4 xu1 pin3 = life's necessities

活潑 wut6 put3 huo2 po5 = lively, vivacious, vivid, brisk, active

活著 wut6 zoek6 huo2 zhe5 = alive

活門 wut6 mun4 huo2 men2 = valve

倒數活動 dou3 sou2 wut6 dung6 = New Year countdown parties/countdown events

健身活動 gin6 san1 wut6 dung6 = bodybuilding

大規模的宣傳活動 daai6 kwai1 mou4 dik1 syun1 cyun4 wut6 dung6 da4 gui1 mo2 de5 xuan1 chuan2 huo2 dong4 = promotion blitz 國

地震活動 dei6 zan3 wut6 dung6 = seismic activity

活化 wut6 faa3 huo2 hua4 = revitalize, revitalisation ; activation

城市生活 sing4 si5 sang1 wut6 cheng2 shi4 sheng1 huo2 = city life, things to do in the city

忙活 mong4 wut6 mang2 huo5 = to be really busy

活動扳手 wut6 dung6 paan1 sau2 huo2 dong4 ban1 shou3 = a monkey wrench; a crescent wrench

活扳手 wut6 paan1 sau2 huo2 ban1 shou3 = a monkey wrench; a crescent wrench

活字 wut6 zi6 huo2 zi4 = [printing] type; letter

活體鑒定 wut6 tai2 gaam3 ding6 huo2 ti3 jian4 ding4 = [legal] identification of the living (common formation)

活體解剖 wut6 tai2 gaai2 pau2 huo2 ti3 jie3 pou1 = vivisection (lit., "living dissection") (common formation)

快快活活 faai3 faai3 wut6 wut6 kuai4 kuai4 huo2 huo2 = cheerfully happy (common formation)

民主生活 man4 zyu2 sang1 wut6 min2 zhu3 sheng1 huo2 = democratic life (common formation)

野外生活 je5 ngoi6 sang1 wut6 ye3 wai4 sheng1 huo2 = outdoor life (common formation)

出活 ceot1 wut6 chu1 huo2 = yield results in work; be efficient

活受罪 wut6 sau6 zeoi6 huo2 shou4 zui4 = to have a hell of life

活口 wut6 hau2 huo2 kou3 = a survivor of a murder attempt; a prisoner who can furnish information

活地獄 wut6 dei6 juk6 huo2 di4 yu4 = hell on earth

活標本 wut6 biu1 bun2 huo2 biao1 ben3 = living specimen

活活 wut6 wut6 huo2 huo2 = while still alive 國

活組織檢查 wut6 zou2 zik1 gim2 caa4 huo2 zu3 zhi1 jian3 cha2 = biopsy

活見鬼 wut6 gin3 gwai2 huo2 jian4 gui3 = it's sheer fantasy; you're imagining things

活路 wut6 lou6 huo2 lu4 = means of subsistence; way out; workable method

你死我活 nei5 sei2 ngo5 wut6 ni3 si3 wo3 huo2 = to fight to the bitter end; a life-and-death battle

生動活潑 saang1 dung6 wut6 put3 sheng1 dong4 huo2 po1 = lively, vivid and vigorous

死活 sei2 wut6 si3 huo2 = life or death; fate; anyway; simply

死去活來 sei2 heoi3 wut6 loi4 si3 qu4 huo2 lai4 = half dead; half alive; hovering between life and death

鐵活 tit3 wut6 tie3 huo2 = ironwork

公益活動 gung1 jik1 wut6 dung6 gong1 yi4 huo2 dong4 = public benefit activities (common formation)

靈活 ling4 wut6 ling2 huo2 = flexibility; flexible, nimble, agile

太陽活動 taai3 joeng4 wut6 dung6 tai4 yang2 huo2 dong4 = solar variation (common formation)

活動曲尺 wut6 dung6 kuk1 cek3 huo2 dong4 qu1 chi3 = sliding bevel (to measure angles) (common formation)

活動桌面 wut6 dung6 coek3 /zoek3 min6*2 huo2 dong4 zhuo1 mian4 = active desktop (common formation)

活字印刷 wut6 zi6 jan3 caat3 huo2 zi3 yin4 shua4 = printing with movable type (common formation)

生活方式 sang1 wut6 fong1 sik1 sheng1 huo2 fang1 shi4 = lifeway, lifestyle (common formation)

間諜活動 gaan3 dip6 wut6 dung6 jian4 die2 huo2 dong4 = [n] espionage (common formation)

日常生活 jat6 soeng4 sang1 wut6 ri4 chang2 sheng1 huo2 = daily life / everyday life

活珊瑚 wut6 saan1 wu4 = live coral

生活津貼 sang1 wut6 zeon1 tip3 sheng1 huo2 jin1 tie1 = cost-of-living allowance (common formation)

體能活動 tai2 nang4 wut6 dung6 = physical exercise (common formation)

活血 wut6 hyut3 huo2xue4 = [TCM] invigorate the circulation of blood

荷里活 ho4 lei5 wut6 = Hollywood 粵

活學活用 wut6 hok6 wut6 jung6 = able to learn and use something quickly

課外活動 fo3 ngoi6 wut6 dung6 ke4 wai4 huo2 dong4 = extracurricular activities

活埋 wut6 maai4 huo2 mai2 = to be buried alive

存活 cyun4 wut6 cun2 huo2 = to survive (a serious accident); remain alive; survival

過度活躍症 gwo3 dou6 wut6 joek3 zing3 guo4 du4 huo2 yue4 zheng4 = attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (common formation)

生活化 sang1 wut6 faa3 sheng1 huo2 hua4 = everyday / daily life (style)

靈活性 ling4 wut6 sing3 ling2 huo2 xing4 = 1. agility 2. flexibility

人無生活計，枉食人間米 jan4 mou4 sang1 wut6 gai3, wong2 sik6 jan4 gaan1 mai5 ren2 wu2 sheng1 huo2 ji4, wang3 shi2 ren2 jian1 mi3 = if one doesn't have a plan or goal in one will just waste his life away for nothing 粵

放鬆活動 fong3 sung1 wut6 dung6 fang4 song1 huo2 dong4 = relaxation exercises

慶祝活動 hing3 zuk1 wut6 dung6 qing4 zhu4 huo2 dong4 = celebration activities

生龍活虎 sang1 lung4 wut6 fu2 sheng1 long2 huo2 hu3 = to be as lively and energetic as a dragon and tiger

活靶 wut6 baa2 huo2 ba3 = a moving target; a human used as a target

活物 wut6 mat6 huo2 wu4 = living creature

生活費 sang1 wut6 fai3 sheng1 huo2 fei4 = living expenses; cost of living

長者生活津貼 zoeng2 ze2 sang1 wut6 zeon1 tip3 = old age living allowance

活頁紙 wut6 jip6 zi2 huo2 ye4 zhi3 = loose-leaf paper

維持生活 wai4 ci4 sang1 wut6 wei2 chi2 sheng1 huo2 = to subsist; to eke out a living; to keep body and soul together

日常生活用語 jat6 soeng4 sang1 wut6 jung6 jyu5 ri4 chang2 sheng1 huo2 yong4 yu3 = daily life language / everyday life language

活絡油 wut6 lok3 jau4 huo2 luo4 you2 = wood lock oil

活用 wut6 jung6 huo2 yong4 = practical use, conjugation

非人生活 fei1 jan4 sang1 wut6 fei1 ren2 sheng1 huo2 = sub-human life

高額長者生活津貼 gou1 ngaak6 zoeng2 ze2 sang1 wut6 zeon1 tip3 gao1 e2 zhang3 zhe3 sheng1 huo2 jin1 tie1 = Higher Old Age Living Allowance

感情生活 gam2 cing4 sang1 wut6 gan3 qing2 sheng1 huo2 = emotional life

放射性活度 fong3 se6 sing3 wut6 dou6 fang4 she4 xing4 huo2 du4 = radioactivity

激活擴散網絡 gik1 wut6 kong3 saan3 mong5 lok3 ji1 huo2 kuo4 san4 wang3 luo4 = spread activation model (common formation)

激活整合模型 gik1 wut6 zing2 hap6 mou4 jing4 ji1 huo2 zheng3 he2 mo2 xing2 = activation-synthesis model

青少年暑期活動計劃 cing1 siu3 nin4 syu2 kei4 wut6 dung6 gai3 waak6 qing1 shao4 nian2 shu3 qi1/qi2 huo2 dong4 ji4 hua4 (PRC/Taiwan) = Summer Youth Programme

大快活 daai6 faai3 wut6 da4 kuai4 huo2 = Fairwood

荷李活 ho4 lei5 wut6 he2 li3 huo2 = Hollywood

快活谷 faai3 wut6 guk1 = Happy Valley

六四紀念活動 luk6 sei3 gei3 nim6 wut6 dung6 liu4 si4 ji4 nian4 huo2 dong4 = Tian'anmen massacre commemorative activities

活化分析 wut6 faa3 fan1 sik1 huo2 hua4 fen1 xi1 = [chem/phys] activation analysis

荷李活道 ho4 lei5 wut6 dou6 he2 li3 huo2 dao4 = Hollywood Road, Central & Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

活到老學到老 wut6 dou3 lou5 hok6 dou3 lou5 huo2 dao4 lao3 xue2 dao4 lao3 = it's never too late to learn

婚活族 fan1 wut6 zuk6 hun1 huo2 zu2 = marriage hunter

聯合國人口活動基金 lyun4 hap6 gwok3 jan4 hau2 wut6 dung6 gei1 gam1 = United Nations Fund for Population Activities

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就算喺日常生活中﹐都需要一啲科學常識。粵
We need some scientific knowledge even in dealing with our daily life.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?3,118014]

天真爛漫的孩子們過著無憂無慮的生活
Innocent children, unaffected by the surroundings, live without a worry in the world.

呢個復活節係咪去北海道滑雪,重係十劃都未有一撇。粵
It's still far too early to tell if we are going skiing in Hokkaido this Easter.
[In this sentence, the third character 都 in the idiom 十劃都未有一撇 could be moved three spaces up so that the latter half of the sentence would become 都重係十劃未有一撇. The meaning would remain the same. ]

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