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 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 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 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 活脱脱 huótuōtuō, [活脫脫], remarkably alike 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 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... 存活率 cúnhuólǜ, (med.) survival rate/(med.) recovery rate 活佛 huófó, Living Buddha/title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century 活火山 huóhuǒshān, active volcano 复活节岛 FùhuójiéDǎo, [復活節島], Easter Island 苦活 kǔhuó, bitter work/sweated labor 社会活动 shèhuìhuódòng, [社會活動], social activity 活期 huóqī, (banking) current (account)/checking (account)/demand (deposit etc) 搞活 gǎohuó, to enliven/to invigorate/to revitalize 活菩萨 huópúsà, [活菩薩], a living Buddha/fig. compassionate person/saint 活化石 huóhuàshí, living fossil 活气 huóqì, [活氣], spirited atmosphere 成活率 chénghuólǜ, survival rate/rate of success 出活 chūhuó, to finish a job on time/to produce the goods 手活 shǒuhuó, manipulation (e.g. ball handling in sport)/hand job 活版 huóbǎn, typography/movable type 不知死活 bùzhīsǐhuó, to act recklessly (idiom) 乐活 lèhuó, [樂活], LOHAS (lifestyles of health and sustainability) 体育活动 tǐyùhuódòng, [體育活動], sports/sporting activity 做活儿 zuòhuór, [做活兒], erhua variant of 做活[zuò huó] 做生活 zuòshēnghuó, to work/to do manual labor 全活 quánhuó, to save life/to rescue/the whole business with all its processes 公益活动 gōngyìhuódòng, [公益活動], charity event/public service activities 养家活口 yǎngjiāhuókǒu, [養家活口], to support one's family (idiom) 再活化假说 zàihuóhuàjiǎshuō, [再活化假說], reactivation hypothesis 农事活动 nóngshìhuódòng, [農事活動], agricultural activities 减毒活疫苗 jiǎndúhuóyìmiáo, [減毒活疫苗], attenuated live vaccine 包活 bāohuó, job paid according to the amount of work done/contract work 变活 biànhuó, [變活], to come to life (by magic) 口活 kǒuhuó, oral sex 品味生活 pǐnwèishēnghuó, to appreciate life 哭得死去活来 kūdesǐqùhuólái, [哭得死去活來], to cry one's heart out 地震活动带 dìzhènhuódòngdài, [地震活動帶], seismic zone/earthquake belt 复活的军团 Fùhuódejūntuán, [復活的軍團], the Resurrected Army (CCTV documentary series about the Terracotta army) 复活赛 fùhuósài, [復活賽], repechage (supplementary qualifying round in sports) 太阳活动 tàiyánghuódòng, [太陽活動], sunspot activity/solar variation 好死不如赖活着 hǎosǐbùrúlàihuózhe, [好死不如賴活著], better a bad life than a good death (idiom) 守活寡 shǒuhuóguǎ, to stay at home while one's husband is away/grass widow 审美活动 shěnměihuódòng, [審美活動], appreciating the arts/esthetic activity 寄生生活 jìshēngshēnghuó, parasitism/parasitic life-style 庄稼活儿 zhuāngjiahuór, [莊稼活兒], farm work 拉活 lāhuó, (northern dialect) to pick up a fare (as a taxi driver)/to pick up a piece of wo... 接活 jiēhuó, to take on a piece of work/to pick up some freelance work/(of a taxi driver) to ... 放射性活度 fàngshèxìnghuódù, radioactivity 政治生活 zhèngzhìshēnghuó, political life 文康活动 wénkānghuódòng, [文康活動], cultural and recreational activities (Tw) 料件子活 liàojiànzihuó, piecework 有活力 yǒuhuólì, energetic/vital 死活不顾 sǐhuóbùgù, [死活不顧], regardless of life or death (idiom) 死要面子活受罪 sǐyàomiànzihuóshòuzuì, to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom) 死马当活马医 sǐmǎdànghuómǎyī, [死馬當活馬醫], lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom)/fig. to keep trying everything in ... 活下 huóxià, to survive 活下去 huóxiàqù, to survive/to keep on living 活不下去 huóbùxiàqu, impossible to make a living 活久见 huójiǔjiàn, [活久見], (neologism c. 2006) if you live long enough, you'll see everything/Just incredib... 活人让尿憋死 huórénràngniàobiēsǐ, [活人讓尿憋死], lit. such a fool as to die from holding in one's pee (idiom)/fig. unable to solv... 活似 huósì, see 活像[huó xiàng] 活体 huótǐ, [活體], living body/live specimen 活体检视 huótǐjiǎnshì, [活體檢視], biopsy 活体组织检查 huótǐzǔzhījiǎnchá, [活體組織檢查], biopsy/abbr. to 活檢|活检[huó jiǎn] 活便 huóbiàn, nimble/agile/convenient 活分 huófēn, nimble 活到老，学到老 huódàolǎo,xuédàolǎo, [活到老，學到老], One is never too old to learn. (idiom) 活力四射 huólìsìshè, dynamic/enthusiastic/energetic 活动中心 huódòngzhōngxīn, [活動中心], activity center/CL:處|处[chù] 活动人士 huódòngrénshì, [活動人士], activist 活动房屋 huódòngfángwū, [活動房屋], prefabricated building/prefab/mobile home/caravan/trailer 活动扳手 huódòngbānshǒu, [活動扳手], adjustable spanner 活动挂图 huódòngguàtú, [活動掛圖], flipchart 活动曲尺 huódòngqūchǐ, [活動曲尺], sliding bevel (to measure angles) 活动桌面 huódòngzhuōmiàn, [活動桌面], active desktop 活动看板 huódòngkànbǎn, [活動看板], calendar of events 活动能力 huódòngnénglì, [活動能力], mobility/motility 活化 huóhuà, activation 活化分析 huóhuàfēnxī, activation analysis 活受罪 huóshòuzuì, (coll.) to go through sheer hell 活套 huótào, noose/running knot 活字 huózì, movable type 活字典 huózìdiǎn, walking dictionary/well-informed person 活字印刷 huózìyìnshuā, printing with movable type 活学活用 huóxuéhuóyòng, [活學活用], to creatively combine learning with usage/to learn and apply pragmatically 活度 huódù, activity 活得不耐烦 huódebùnàifán, [活得不耐煩], to be tired of living/(coll.) to be asking for trouble 活性剂 huóxìngjì, [活性劑], reagent (chemistry) 活性氧类 huóxìngyǎnglèi, [活性氧類], activated oxygen species (AOS) 活报剧 huóbàojù, [活報劇], political street theater (loanword from Zhivaya Gazeta, or Living Newspaper, Rus... 活摘 huózhāi, to harvest (an organ) from a living person 活期存款 huóqīcúnkuǎn, demand deposit 活期帐户 huóqīzhànghù, [活期帳戶], current account (in bank) 活期贷款 huóqīdàikuǎn, [活期貸款], demand loan (i.e. loan that the borrower can demanded back at any time) 活期资金 huóqīzījīn, [活期資金], funds on call/invested sum that can be cashed 活板 huóbǎn, trapdoor 活检 huójiǎn, [活檢], biopsy/abbr. for 活體組織檢查|活体组织检查[huó tǐ zǔ zhī jiǎn chá] 活泛 huófan, flexible/adaptable 活火 huóhuǒ, flaming fire/flames 活版印刷 huóbǎnyìnshuā, printing with movable type/typesetting 活瓣 huóbàn, valve 活用 huóyòng, to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly/to use a word flexibly (e.g. a ... 活着 huózhe, [活著], alive 活神仙似 huóshénxiānsì, to live like the immortals (advertising real estate) 活禽 huóqín, poultry/live fowl 活组织检查 huózǔzhījiǎnchá, [活組織檢查], biopsy 活罪 huózuì, suffering/hardship/living hell 活脱 huótuō, [活脫], remarkably alike 活茬 huóchá, farm work 活血 huóxuè, to improve blood circulation (Chinese medicine) 活血止痛 huóxuèzhǐtòng, to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom) 活跃分子 huóyuèfènzǐ, [活躍份子], activist 活雷锋 huóLéiFēng, [活雷鋒], selfless model citizen, just like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Léi Fēng] 活靶子 huóbǎzi, live target/target (of criticism etc) 活鱼 huóyú, [活魚], fresh fish/living fish 活龙活现 huólónghuóxiàn, [活龍活現], living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life/vivid and realistic 演活 yǎnhuó, (of an actor) to bring (one's character) to life/to act brilliantly 火山活动 huǒshānhuódòng, [火山活動], volcanic activity/volcanism 爱得死去活来 àidesǐqùhuólái, [愛得死去活來], to be madly in love 生拉活扯 shēnglāhuóchě, to wildly exaggerate the meaning of sth (idiom) 生活作风 shēnghuózuòfēng, [生活作風], behavior/conduct 生活垃圾 shēnghuólājī, domestic garbage 生活必需品 shēnghuóbìxūpǐn, life's necessities 生活方式 shēnghuófāngshì, way of life/lifestyle 生活水平 shēnghuóshuǐpíng, living standards 生活污水 shēnghuówūshuǐ, domestic sewage 生活美学 shēnghuóměixué, [生活美學], appreciation of the finer things in life 生活设施 shēnghuóshèshī, [生活設施], living facilities 生活质料 shēnghuózhìliào, [生活質料], consumer goods 生活资料 shēnghuózīliào, [生活資料], consumer goods/means of livelihood/means of subsistence/documents relating to sb... 生活阔绰 shēnghuókuòchuò, [生活闊綽], a flashy lifestyle/to live it up 生活馆 shēnghuóguǎn, [生活館], living museum 生物活化性 shēngwùhuóhuàxìng, bioactivity 破坏活动 pòhuàihuódòng, [破壞活動], sabotage/subversive activities 票活 piàohuó, to work as amateur for no pay 秘密活动 mìmìhuódòng, [秘密活動], clandestine activities/covert operation 竞选活动 jìngxuǎnhuódòng, [競選活動], (election) campaign 精神生活 jīngshénshēnghuó, spiritual or moral life 累死累活 lèisǐlèihuó, to tire oneself out through overwork/to work oneself to death 经济活动 jīngjìhuódòng, [經濟活動], economic activity 维持生活 wéichíshēnghuó, [維持生活], to subsist/to eke out a living/to keep body and soul together 羌活 qiānghuó, Notopterygium root (root of Notopterygium incisum) 自由活动 zìyóuhuódòng, [自由活動], free time (between organized activities) 舱外活动 cāngwàihuódòng, [艙外活動], extravehicular activity (outside space vehicle)/EVA 花活 huāhuó, trick/deception 苦活儿 kǔhuór, [苦活兒], erhua variant of 苦活[kǔ huó] 表面活化剂 biǎomiànhuóhuàjì, [表面活化劑], surfactant 表面活性剂 biǎomiànhuóxìngjì, [表面活性劑], surfactant 要死不活 yàosǐbùhuó, half dead/more dead than alive 要死要活 yàosǐyàohuó, terribly/awfully/desperately 讨生活 tǎoshēnghuó, [討生活], to eke out a living/to live from hand to mouth/to drift aimlessly 过活 guòhuó, [過活], to live one's life/to make a living 重活儿 zhònghuór, [重活兒], erhua variant of 重活[zhòng huó] 重活化剂 zhònghuóhuàjì, [重活化劑], reactivator 针线活儿 zhēnxiànhuór, [針線活兒], needlework/working for a living as a needleworker 针线活计 zhēnxiànhuójì, [針線活計], needlework/sewing 铁窗生活 tiěchuāngshēnghuó, [鐵窗生活], time served in prison/prison life 间谍活动 jiàndiéhuódòng, [間諜活動], espionage/spying 鲜活货物 xiānhuóhuòwù, [鮮活貨物], live cargo