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活
huó
Main
English Definitionto live; alive; living; work; workmanship
Simplified Script活
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinhuó
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄏㄨㄛˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)wut6
Part of Speech(名) noun, (形) adjective, (动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=5,7

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Words With Same Head Word    
活动huódòngto exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior
活力huólìenergy; vitality; vigor; vital force
活跃huóyuèactive; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up
活泼huópolively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive
活该huógāi(coll.) to serve somebody right; deservedly; ought; should
Words With Same Tail Word    
生活shēnghuólife; activity; to live; livelihood
灵活línghuóflexible; nimble; agile
激活jīhuóto activate
日常生活rìcháng shēnghuóordinary life
干活gànhuóto work; to be employed
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