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活

huó · huo

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HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to live
  2. alive
  3. living
  4. work
  5. workmanship
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Is the plant alive?

  1. Liangliang

    这盆(zhèpén)花(huā)还(hái)活着(huózhe)吗(ma)？

    Is this flower still alive?

  2. Dengdeng

    活着(huózhe)，只是(zhǐshì)有点(yǒudiǎn)累(lèi)。

    It is alive. It is just a bit tired.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)多久(duōjiǔ)没(méi)给(gěi)它(tā)浇水(jiāoshuǐ)了(le)？

    How long since you watered it?

  4. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)月(yuè)。

    A month.

  5. Liangliang

    它(tā)能(néng)活(huó)到(dào)现在(xiànzài)，真(zhēn)厉害(lìhai)。

    It has lived until now? That is amazing.

  6. Dengdeng

    它(tā)说(shuō)它(tā)还(hái)想(xiǎng)活(huó)很(hěn)久(jiǔ)。

    It says it still wants to live for a long time.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)帮(bāng)她(tā)爸(bà)爸(ba)干(gàn)了(le)花(huā)园(yuán)里(lǐ)的(de)活(huó)。

She helped her father with the work in the garden.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)只(zhī)小(xiǎo)鸟(niǎo)还(hái)活(huó)着(zhe)，我(wǒ)们(men)把(bǎ)它(tā)放(fàng)回(huí)树(shù)上(shàng)吧(ba)。

This little bird is still alive; let's put it back in the tree.

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