huó

live, exist, survive; lively

HSK 4 #219

DEFINITIONS

活 huó
  • to live
  • alive
  • living
  • work
  • workmanship

STROKES

WORDS

máng huo to be really busy; pressing business
塞 huó sāi piston; valve
xiān huó vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh
性 huó xìng (chemistry) activity; active; activated
蹦乱跳 huó bèng luàn tiào to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively; healthy and active
费 shēng huó fèi cost of living; living expenses; alimony
你死我 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries; two parties cannot coexist
生吞剥 shēng tūn huó bō to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
生龙虎 shēng lóng huó hǔ lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom); fig. vigorous and lively
夜生 yè shēng huó night life
jué huó specialty; unique skill
宝 huó bǎo buffoon; clown; ridiculous person
死去来 sǐ qù huó lái to hover between life and death (idiom); to suffer terribly; within an inch of one's life
像 huó xiàng to look exactly like; to be the spitting image of
门 huó mén valve
物 huó wù living animals
计 huó jì handicraft; needlework; work
拼死拼 pīn sǐ pīn huó one's utmost; (to fight or work) desperately hard; to put up a life or death struggle; at all costs
性 líng huó xìng flexibility
现 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life; vivid and realistic
nóng huó farm work
针线 zhēn xiàn huó needlework; sewing
路 huó lù through road; way out; way to survive; means of subsistence
路 huó lu labor; physical work
chéng huó to survive