活生生 huó shēng shēng ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄕㄥ ㄕㄥ wut6 saang1 saang1
- real (people)
- living (artist)
- while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)
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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
生
- 一生 yī shēng ㄧ ㄕㄥ jat1 sang1 all one's life; throughout one's life
- 人生 rén shēng ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄥ jan4 sang1 life (one's time on earth)
- 先生 xiān sheng ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ sin1 saang1 teacher
- 再生 zài shēng ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ zoi3 sang1 to be reborn
- 出生 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ceot1 saang1 to be born
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- 丧生 喪生 sàng shēng ㄙㄤˋ ㄕㄥ song3 sang1 to die
- 天生 tiān shēng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄥ tin1 saang1 nature
- 女生 nǚ shēng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ neoi5 saang1 schoolgirl
- 学生 學生 xué sheng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄕㄥ hok6 saang1 student
- 孪生 孿生 luán shēng ㄌㄨㄢˊ ㄕㄥ lyun4 saang1 (adj.) twin
- 师生 師生 shī shēng ㄕ ㄕㄥ si1 sang1 teachers and students
- 招生 zhāo shēng ㄓㄠ ㄕㄥ ziu1 sang1 to enroll new students
- 新生 xīn shēng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ san1 sang1 new
- 为生 為生 wéi shēng ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wai4 sang1 to make a living
- 生人 shēng rén ㄕㄥ ㄖㄣˊ saang1 jan4 stranger
- 生前 shēng qián ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ sang1 cin4 (of a deceased) during one's life
- 生动 生動 shēng dòng ㄕㄥ ㄉㄨㄥˋ saang1 dung6 (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively
- 生命 shēng mìng ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ sang1 ming6 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 生存 shēng cún ㄕㄥ ㄘㄨㄣˊ sang1 cyun4 to exist
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)
- 百弊丛生 百弊叢生 bǎi bì cóng shēng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ baak3 bai6 cung4 sang1 All the ill effects appear. (idiom)
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 变生肘腋 變生肘腋 biàn shēng zhǒu yè ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˇ ㄧㄝˋ bin3 sang1 zau2 jik6 lit. calamity in one's armpit (idiom); a major coup happening on one's doorstep
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- 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- 长生不老 長生不老 cháng shēng bù lǎo ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄠˇ coeng4 sang1 bat1 lou5 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 长生久视 長生久視 cháng shēng jiǔ shì ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˋ coeng4 sang1 gau2 si6 (idiom) to live forever and never grow old
- 齿颊生香 齒頰生香 chǐ jiá shēng xiāng ㄔˇ ㄐㄧㄚˊ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ci2 gaap3 sang1 hoeng1 lit. to feel the taste in one's mouth (idiom)
- 触景生情 觸景生情 chù jǐng shēng qíng ㄔㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧㄥˊ zuk1 ging2 sang1 cing4 scene which recalls past memories (idiom)
- 出生入死 chū shēng rù sǐ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ ㄖㄨˋ ㄙˇ ceot1 sang1 jap6 sei2 from the cradle to the grave (idiom); to go through fire and water
- 醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō ㄘㄨˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄕㄥ ㄅㄛ cou3 hoi2 sang1 bo1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
Example sentences
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她 是 一 部 活生生 的 厨艺 廚藝 百科全书 百科全書 。
She has an encyclopedic knowledge of cooking.
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我 从来没有 從來沒有 见 見 过 過 一 条 條 活生生 的 鲸鱼 鯨魚 。
I've never seen a live whale.
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