鲜 ⇒
新鲜 xīnxiān, [新鮮], fresh (experience, food etc)/freshness/novel/uncommon
朝鲜 Cháoxiǎn, [朝鮮], North Korea/Korea as geographic term/Taiwan pr. [Cháo xiān]
鲜血 xiānxuè, [鮮血], blood
鲜花 xiānhuā, [鮮花], flower/fresh flowers/CL:朵[duǒ]
鲜 xiǎn/xiān, [尟]/[尠]/[鮮]/[鱻], variant of 鮮|鲜[xiǎn], variant of 尟|鲜[xiǎn], fresh/bright (in color)/delicious/ta...
海鲜 hǎixiān, [海鮮], seafood
新鲜事 鲜明 xiānmíng, [鮮明], bright/clear-cut/distinct
鲜活 xiānhuó, [鮮活], vivid/lively/(of food ingredients) live or fresh
鲜艳 xiānyàn, [鮮艷], bright-colored/gaily-colored
新鲜感 保鲜 鲜奶 xiānnǎi, [鮮奶], fresh milk
鲜肉 鲜美 xiānměi, [鮮美], delicious/tasty
朝鲜人 Cháoxiǎnrén, [朝鮮人], North Korean (person)
鲜为人知 xiǎnwéirénzhī, [鮮為人知], rarely known to anyone (idiom); almost unknown/secret to all but a few
鲜嫩 鲜红 xiānhóng, [鮮紅], scarlet/bright red
光鲜 guāngxiān, [光鮮], bright and neat
鲜汤 屡见不鲜 lǚjiànbùxiān, [屢見不鮮], a common occurrence (idiom)
鲜鱼 鲜亮 xiānliang, [鮮亮], bright (color)/vivid
鲜有 鲜红色 朝鲜泡菜 寡廉鲜耻 鲜牛奶 旗帜鲜明 qízhìxiānmíng, [旗幟鮮明], to show one's colors/to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
鲜绿色 鲜果 时鲜 过光鲜 朝鲜战争 CháoxiǎnZhànzhēng, [朝鮮戰爭], Korean War (1950-1953)
那光鲜 新鲜度 鲜水 生鲜 shēngxiān, [生鮮], fresh produce and freshly prepared foods
鲜味 xiānwèi, [鮮味], umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)
活 ⇒
生活 shēnghuó, life/activity/to live/livelihood
活 huó, to live/alive/living/work/workmanship
活动 huódòng, [活動], to exercise/to move about/to operate/to use connections (personal influence)/loo...
干活 gànhuó, [幹活], to work/to be employed
活力 huólì, energy/vitality/vigor/vital force
活儿 huór, [活兒], work/(lots of) things to do
复活 fùhuó, [復活], to revive/(lit. and fig.) to come back to life/(religion) resurrection
性生活 xìngshēnghuó, sex life
活该 huógāi, [活該], (coll.) serve sb right/deservedly/ought/should
激活 jīhuó, to activate
活跃 huóyuè, [活躍], active/lively/excited/to enliven/to brighten up
活生生 huóshēngshēng, real (people)/living (artist)/while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)
存活 cúnhuó, to survive (a serious accident)/survival
养活 yǎnghuo, [養活], to provide for/to keep (animals, a family etc)/to raise animals/to feed and clot...
活命 huómìng, life/to survive/to save a life/to scrape a living
复活节 Fùhuójié, [復活節], Easter
私生活 sīshēnghuó, private life
活泼 huópo, [活潑], lively/vivacious/brisk/active/(chemistry) reactive
灵活 línghuó, [靈活], flexible/nimble/agile
快活 kuàihuo, happy/cheerful
活人 huórén, living person
活活 huóhuó, while still alive/simply/totally
死活 sǐhuó, life or death/fate/no matter what/anyway/for the life of me
救活 jiùhuó, to bring back to life
活埋 huómái, to bury alive
忙活 mánghuo, to be really busy/pressing business
活口 活捉 活塞 huósāi, piston/valve
鲜活 xiānhuó, [鮮活], vivid/lively/(of food ingredients) live or fresh
活性 huóxìng, (chemistry) activity/active/activated
活蹦乱跳 huóbèngluàntiào, [活蹦亂跳], to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively/healthy and active
生活费 shēnghuófèi, [生活費], cost of living/living expenses/alimony
生吞活剥 shēngtūnhuóbō, [生吞活剝], to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
生龙活虎 shēnglónghuóhǔ, [生龍活虎], lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)/fig. vigorous and lively
你死我活 nǐsǐwǒhuó, lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries/two parties cannot coex...
夜生活 yèshēnghuó, night life
绝活 juéhuó, [絕活], specialty/unique skill
活宝 huóbǎo, [活寶], buffoon/clown/ridiculous person
死去活来 sǐqùhuólái, [死去活來], to hover between life and death (idiom)/to suffer terribly/within an inch of one...
活门 huómén, [活門], valve
活像 huóxiàng, to look exactly like/to be the spitting image of
活物 huówù, living animals
半死不活 家务活 累活 活计 huójì, [活計], handicraft/needlework/work
干活儿 gànhuór, [幹活兒], erhua variant of 幹活|干活[gàn huó]
灵活性 línghuóxìng, [靈活性], flexibility
拼死拼活 pīnsǐpīnhuó, one's utmost/(to fight or work) desperately hard/to put up a life or death strug...
针线活 zhēnxiànhuó, [針線活], needlework/sewing
农活 nónghuó, [農活], farm work
活灵活现 huólínghuóxiàn, [活靈活現], living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life/vivid and realistic
苟活 活路 huólù/huólu, through road/way out/way to survive/means of subsistence, labor/physical work
成活 chénghuó, to survive
杂活 záhuó, [雜活], odd jobs
活动室 活到老 重活 zhònghuó, heavy job
肺活量 fèihuóliàng, (medicine) vital capacity
活动房 huódòngfáng, [活動房], prefabricated building/prefab
活性炭 huóxìngtàn, activated carbon
活动家 huódòngjiā, [活動家], activist
脏活 生活会 活脱脱 huótuōtuō, [活脫脫], remarkably alike
活页夹 活结 huójié, [活結], a slip-knot/a noose
神气活现 shénqìhuóxiàn, [神氣活現], arrogant appearance/smug appearance/to act condescending/to put on airs
活页 粗活 cūhuó, unskilled labor/heavy manual work
做活 zuòhuó, to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker)/life of a group of stones in G...
活动性 活靶 存活率 cúnhuólǜ, (med.) survival rate/(med.) recovery rate
活水 活佛 huófó, Living Buddha/title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century
轻活 活火山 huóhuǒshān, active volcano
激活剂 复活节岛 FùhuójiéDǎo, [復活節島], Easter Island
苦活 kǔhuó, bitter work/sweated labor
零活 社会活动 shèhuìhuódòng, [社會活動], social activity
活期 huóqī, (banking) current (account)/checking (account)/demand (deposit etc)
罗复活 不顾死活 搞活 gǎohuó, to enliven/to invigorate/to revitalize
活菩萨 huópúsà, [活菩薩], a living Buddha/fig. compassionate person/saint
活动日 活化石 huóhuàshí, living fossil
活络 活气 huóqì, [活氣], spirited atmosphere
细活 成活率 chénghuólǜ, survival rate/rate of success
用活 出活 chūhuó, to finish a job on time/to produce the goods
揽活 路复活 活地狱 活动靶 手活 shǒuhuó, manipulation (e.g. ball handling in sport)/hand job
力气活 活食 子复活 生活区 交活 盘活 生活化 活版 huóbǎn, typography/movable type
生活版 活塞杆