活字 huó zì ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄗˋ wut6 zi6
- movable type
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活
- 复活 復活 fù huó ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ fuk6 wut6 to revive
- 忙活 máng huo ㄇㄤˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ mong4 wut6 to be really busy
- 快活 kuài huo ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ faai3 wut6 happy
- 活儿 活兒 huó r ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄦ wut6 ji4 work
- 活力 huó lì ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ wut6 lik6 energy
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- 活动 活動 huó dòng ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ wut6 dung6 to exercise; to move about; to work out
- 活期 huó qī ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧ wut6 kei4 (banking) current (account)
- 活泼 活潑 huó po ㄏㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ wut6 put3 lively
- 活该 活該 huó gāi ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄍㄞ wut6 goi1 (coll.) serve sb right
- 活跃 活躍 huó yuè ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄩㄝˋ wut6 joek3 active
- 激活 jī huó ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄛˊ gik1 wut6 to activate
- 生活 shēng huó ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ sang1 wut6 to live
- 灵活 靈活 líng huó ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ling4 wut6 flexible
- 养活 養活 yǎng huo ㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ joeng5 wut6 to provide for
- 鲜活 鮮活 xiān huó ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄛˊ sin1 wut6 vivid; lively
- 干活儿 幹活兒 gàn huó r ㄍㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄦ gon3 wut6 ji4 erhua variant of 干活
- 生活费 生活費 shēng huó fèi ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄟˋ sang1 wut6 fai3 cost of living
- 做活 zuò huó ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ zou6 wut6 to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker)
- 全活 quán huó ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ cyun4 wut6 to save life
- 出活 chū huó ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ceot1 wut6 to finish a job on time
字
- 八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 the character 8 or 八
- 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 字典 zì diǎn ㄗˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zi6 din2 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)
- 字幕 zì mù ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ zi6 mok6 subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
- 字样 字樣 zì yàng ㄗˋ ㄧㄤˋ zi6 joeng6 model or template character
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- 字母 zì mǔ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˇ zi6 mou5 letter (of the alphabet)
- 字眼 zì yǎn ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ zi6 ngaan5 wording
- 字迹 字跡 zì jì ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˋ zi6 zik1 handwriting
- 字体 字體 zì tǐ ㄗˋ ㄊㄧˇ zi6 tai2 calligraphic style
- 打字 dǎ zì ㄉㄚˇ ㄗˋ daa2 zi6 to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
- 数字 數字 shù zì ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ sou3 zi6 numeral
- 文字 wén zì ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ man4 zi6 character
- 汉字 漢字 hàn zì ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ hon3 zi6 Chinese character(s)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 签字 簽字 qiān zì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄗˋ cim1 zi2 to sign (one's name)
- 识字 識字 shí zì ㄕˊ ㄗˋ sik1 zi6 to learn to read
- 赤字 chì zì ㄔˋ ㄗˋ cek3 zi6 (financial) deficit
- 错字 錯字 cuò zì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ co3 zi6 incorrect character
- 写字楼 寫字樓 xiě zì lóu ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄡˊ se2 zi6 lau4 office building
- 写字台 寫字檯 xiě zì tái ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄊㄞˊ se2 zi6 toi2 writing desk
Idioms with these characters
- 不知死活 bù zhī sǐ huó ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ bat1 zi1 sei2 wut6 to act recklessly (idiom)
- 活蹦乱跳 活蹦亂跳 huó bèng luàn tiào ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ wut6 bang1 lyun6 tiu3 to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively
- 活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wut6 ling4 wut6 jin6 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
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- 活龙活现 活龍活現 huó lóng huó xiàn ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wut6 lung4 wut6 jin6 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
- 你死我活 nǐ sǐ wǒ huó ㄋㄧˇ ㄙˇ ㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄛˊ nei5 sei2 ngo5 wut6 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
- 生龙活虎 生龍活虎 shēng lóng huó hǔ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨˇ sang1 lung4 wut6 fu2 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
- 生吞活剥 生吞活剝 shēng tūn huó bō ㄕㄥ ㄊㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄛ sang1 tan1 wut6 mok1 to swallow whole (idiom); fig. to apply uncritically
- 死去活来 死去活來 sǐ qù huó lái ㄙˇ ㄑㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄞˊ sei2 heoi3 wut6 loi4 to hover between life and death (idiom)
- 养家活口 養家活口 yǎng jiā huó kǒu ㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄎㄡˇ joeng5 gaa1 wut6 hau2 to support one's family (idiom)
- 敬惜字纸 敬惜字紙 jìng xī zì zhǐ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄗˋ ㄓˇ ging3 sik1 zi6 zi2 to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom)
- 识文断字 識文斷字 shí wén duàn zì ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄗˋ sik1 man4 dyun3 zi6 (idiom) able to read; literate
- 天文数字 天文數字 tiān wén shù zì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ tin1 man4 sou2 zi6 (idiom) astronomical figure
Show 7 more idioms with 字
- 咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
- 一字褒贬 一字褒貶 yī zì bāo biǎn ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄠ ㄅㄧㄢˇ jat1 zi6 bou1 bin2 lit. to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
- 一字不差 yī zì bù chà ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚˋ jat1 zi6 bat1 caa1 (idiom) word for word; verbatim; without a single mistake or omission
- 一字不提 yī zì bù tí ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ jat1 zi6 bat1 tai4 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
- 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ jat1 zi6 cin1 gam1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
- 一字一泪 一字一淚 yī zì yī lèi ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄧ ㄌㄟˋ jat1 zi6 jat1 leoi6 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
- 载酒问字 載酒問字 zài jiǔ wèn zì ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄗˋ zoi3 zau2 man6 zi6 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
Example sentences
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他 就是 所谓 所謂 的 活字典 。
He is what we call a walking dictionary.
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她 ， 这么 這麼 说好 說好 了 ， 是 个 個 活字典 。
She is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
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那个 那個 老人 ， 这么 這麼 说 說 吧 ， 是 一 本 活字典 。
That old man, let's just say, is a living dictionary.
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