活

huó · huo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)帮(bāng)她(tā)爸(bà)爸(ba)干(gàn)了(le)花(huā)园(yuán)里(lǐ)的(de)活(huó)。

She helped her father with the work in the garden.

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02

这(zhè)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)鸟(niǎo)还(hái)活(huó)着(zhe),我(wǒ)们(men)把(bǎ)它(tā)放(fàng)回(huí)树(shù)上(shàng)吧(ba)。

This little bird is still alive; let's put it back in the tree.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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