| 活 | 984A50 63A.40-9 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄏㄨㄛˊ [huo2] | ||
| N. | Work, livelihood: 做活 make a living: 這個活做得真好 this work is very neatly done; 找點活來做 find some work to do: oft. 生活 (a) life, (b) livelihood; 活計 (＝生計) [huo2ji0]↓. | |||||
| v.i. & t. | (1) To live: 活著五十歲 lived 50 years; 活不了 cannot live longer; 白活了一世 lived a life in vain (i.e., wasted). (2) Become alive, interested: 心活了 become interested (in plan, etc.). (3) To save lives: 活人無算 saved many lives. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Live, alive, living: 活人 person still alive, opp. 死人 dead person; 活魚 live fish. (2) Moving, alive: 活水 fresh water, current (opp. stagnant); 生龍活虎，活潑潑 (painting, descriptive) very much alive; 活生生打死 beat a person to death; 靈活 (style) alive, (skill) expert; 活潑，活現 [huo2po1], [huo2xian4]↓; 活動 [huo2dong4]↓. (3) Not fixed: 活期存款 demand deposit; 活頁 [huo2ye4]↓. | |||||
| Adv. | 活像 [huo2xiang4]↓; 生吞活剝 (lit.) skin alive, (fig.) force an interpretation of text without understanding. | |||||
| Words | 1. 活版 [huo2ban3], n., (also 活字版) printing from movable type. 2. 活期 [huo2qi2], n., as in 活期存款 deposit on demand. 3. 活動 [huo2dong4], (1) n., activity (-ties): 各種活動 various activities; n., 體力，政治活動 physical, political activities; (2) v.i. & t., to move, exercise: 活動筋骨 move muscles in exercise or work; v.i. & t., 活動一官半職 run about to get an official post; come alive, show a change: 近來市面上有點活動 some sign of life in the market; 口氣有點活動 his tone has changed somewhat; become flexible, loose (chair legs, etc.); (3) active: 很活動 very active. 4. 活佛 [huo2fou2], n., Living Buddha (in Tibet, Mongolia): 班禪活佛 Panchan Lama. 5. 活該 [huo2gai1], vb. aux., deservedly should: 活該如此 deservedly so. 6. 活著（兒） [huo2zhao1]([er0]), n., a flexible move (in chess), a step that allows for flexibility. 7. 活見鬼 [huo2jian4gui3], excl., utter nonsense! impossible! 8. 活計 [huo2ji0], n., needlework. 9. 活劇 [huo2jU4], n., a drama in real life. 10. 活局子 [huo2jU2zi0], n., a trap. 11. 活口 [huo2kou3], n., (1) person captured alive; (2) a living witness of a murder case; 活口米 rice for famine relief. 12. 活扣兒 [huo2kou4er0], n., a knot that can be easily untied. 13. 活兒 [huo2er0], n., a livelihood: 幹活兒，做活兒 make a living, do what is one's profession. 14. 活力 [huo2li4], n., vitality. 15. 活路 [huo2lu4]([er0]), n., a way out a means of survival. 16. 活埋 [huo2mai2], v.t., bury alive. 17. 活門 [huo2men2], n., (1) a piston; (2) a chance to live. 18. 活命 [huo2ming4], n., (save, spare) life. 19. 活潑 [huo2po1] ([huo2po0]), adj., lively, active, energetic. 20. 活塞 [huo2sai1], n., a piston. 21. 活現 [huo2xian4], (1) adj., arrogant, self-satisfied (air); adj., coming alive (portrait); (2) v.t., reveal: 醜態活現 reveal one's weakness, shortcomings. 22. 活像 [huo2xiang4], adj., remarkably like (the dead person, etc.); looking as if indeed. 23. 活受 [huo2shou4], v.i., usu. in 活受罪 suffer terribly. 24. 活水 [huo2shui3], n., fresh current. 25. 活死人 [huo2si3ren2], n., a dead-alive person. 26. 活頭兒 [huo2tou0er0], n., interest to live: 那還有甚麼活頭 then what does one want to live for? 27. 活脫 [huo2tuo1], adj., (LL) remarkably like (spring). 28. 活字版 [huo2zi1ban3], see [huo2ban3]↑. 29. 活頁 [huo2ye4], n., loose-leaf (album). 30. 活躍 [huo2yUe4], adj., very lively, active. 31. 活用 [huo2yong4], v.t., make flexible use of. | |||||