活路 huó lù ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄨˋ wut6 lou6
- through road
- way out
- way to survive
- means of subsistence
活路 huó lu ㄏㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄌㄨ wut6 lou6
- labor
- physical work
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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
路
- 一路 yī lù ㄧ ㄌㄨˋ jat1 lou6 the whole journey
- 上路 shàng lù ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄨˋ soeng5 lou6 to start on a journey
- 修路 xiū lù ㄒㄧㄡ ㄌㄨˋ sau1 lou6 to repair a road
- 公路 gōng lù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄨˋ gung1 lou6 highway
- 出路 chū lù ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ceot1 lou6 a way out (lit. and fig.)
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- 半路 bàn lù ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ bun3 lou6 halfway
- 问路 問路 wèn lù ㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄨˋ man6 lou6 to ask for directions
- 小路 xiǎo lù ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄨˋ siu2 lou6 minor road; lane; pathway; trail
- 山路 shān lù ㄕㄢ ㄌㄨˋ saan1 lou6 mountain road
- 带路 帶路 dài lù ㄉㄞˋ ㄌㄨˋ daai3 lou6 to lead the way; to guide; to show the way
- 思路 sī lù ㄙ ㄌㄨˋ si1 lou6 line of thought; way of thinking
- 网路 網路 wǎng lù ㄨㄤˇ ㄌㄨˋ mong5 lou6 network (computer, telecom)
- 线路 線路 xiàn lù ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ sin3 lou6 (electricity) line; circuit; wire
- 走路 zǒu lù ㄗㄡˇ ㄌㄨˋ zau2 lou6 to walk; to go on foot
- 路上 lù shang ㄌㄨˋ ˙ㄕㄤ lou6 soeng6 on the road
- 路人 lù rén ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ lou6 jan4 passer-by
- 路口 lù kǒu ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ lou6 hau2 crossing
- 路子 lù zi ㄌㄨˋ ˙ㄗ lou6 zi2 method
- 路段 lù duàn ㄌㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ lou6 dyun6 stretch of road
- 路况 路況 lù kuàng ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄤˋ lou6 fong3 road condition(s) (e.g. surface, traffic flow etc)
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)
- 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā ㄅㄢˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄚ bun3 lou6 ceot1 gaa1 lit. to enter monastic life at a mature age (idiom)
- 必经之路 必經之路 bì jīng zhī lù ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄌㄨˋ bit1 ging1 zi1 lou6 (idiom) the road one must follow; the only way
- 筚路蓝缕 篳路藍縷 bì lù lán lǚ ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄢˊ ㄌㄩˇ the hardships of beginning an undertaking (idiom)
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- 豺狼当路 豺狼當路 chái láng dāng lù ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄉㄤ ㄌㄨˋ caai4 long4 dong1 lou6 ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power
- 豺狼塞路 chái láng sāi lù ㄔㄞˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄙㄞ ㄌㄨˋ caai4 long4 sak1 lou6 ravenous wolves block the road (idiom); wicked people in power
- 峰回路转 峰回路轉 fēng huí lù zhuǎn ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ fung1 wui4 lou6 zyun2 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
- 广开言路 廣開言路 guǎng kāi yán lù ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ gwong2 hoi1 jin4 lou6 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
- 进退无路 進退無路 jìn tuì wú lù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋ zeon3 teoi3 mou4 lou6 to have no alternative (idiom)
- 路不拾遗 路不拾遺 lù bù shí yí ㄌㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄧˊ lou6 bat1 sap6 wai4 lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street (idiom)
- 路人皆知 lù rén jiē zhī ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ lou6 jan4 gaai1 zi1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
Example sentences
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给 給 汤姆 湯姆 活路 ！
Let Tom live.
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