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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.

活动家huó dòng jiā

activist

鲜活xiān huó

vivid / lively / (of food ingredients) live or fresh

生活费shēng huó fèi

cost of living / living expenses / alimony

你死我活nǐ sǐ wǒ huó

lit. you die, I live (idiom) / irreconcilable adversaries / two parties cannot coexist

生吞活剥shēng tūn huó bō

to swallow whole (idiom) / fig. to apply uncritically

生龙活虎shēng lóng huó hǔ

lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom) / fig. vigorous and lively

夜生活yè shēng huó

night life

绝活jué huó

specialty / unique skill

死去活来sǐ qù huó lái

to hover between life and death (idiom) / to suffer terribly / within an inch of one's life

半死不活bàn sǐ bù huó

(idiom) half-dead / barely alive / (idiom) listless

家务活jiā wù huó

household chore

干活儿gàn huó r

erhua variant of 幹活|干活[gàn huó]

拼死拼活pīn sǐ pīn huó

one's utmost / (to fight or work) desperately hard / to put up a life or death struggle / at all costs

灵活性líng huó xìng

flexibility

苟活gǒu huó

to live without dignity / to barely sustain oneself

农活nóng huó

farm work

针线活zhēn xiàn huó

needlework / sewing

成活chéng huó

to survive

杂活zá huó

odd jobs

肺活量fèi huó liàng

(medicine) vital capacity

重活zhòng huó

heavy work

活下huó xià

to survive

活下去huó xià qù

to survive / to keep on living

活不下去huó bù xià qu

impossible to make a living

活久见huó jiǔ jiàn

(neologism c. 2006) if you live long enough, you'll see everything / Just incredible!

活人让尿憋死huó rén ràng niào biē sǐ

lit. such a fool as to die from holding in one's pee (idiom) / fig. unable to solve a problem due to the inflexibility of one's thinking

活似huó sì

see 活像[huó xiàng]

活佛huó fó

Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century

活便huó biàn

nimble / agile / convenient

活分huó fēn

nimble

活到老,学到老huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo

One is never too old to learn. (idiom)

活力四射huó lì sì shè

dynamic / enthusiastic / energetic

活动中心huó dòng zhōng xīn

activity center / CL:處|处[chù]

活动人士huó dòng rén shì

activist

活动场地huó dòng chǎng dì

place for activities (playground, event venue etc)

活动房屋huó dòng fáng wū

prefabricated building / prefab / mobile home / caravan / trailer

活动扳手huó dòng bān shǒu

adjustable spanner

活动挂图huó dòng guà tú

flipchart

活动桌面huó dòng zhuō miàn

active desktop

活动看板huó dòng kàn bǎn

calendar of events

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