活

wǒ men chī fàn shì wèi le huó zhe ér bù shì huó zhe wèi le chī fàn

我们吃饭是为了活着，而不是活着为了吃饭。

We eat to live, but not live to eat.

tā men jiāng yǒng yuǎn huó zài wǒ men xīn zhōng

他们将永远活在我们心中。

They will live forever in our hearts.

zhè kē shù hái néng huó xǔ duō nián

这棵树还能活许多年。

This tree can still live for many years.

kū shù huó le

枯树活了。

The withered tree has come back to life.

zhè rén de xìng gé huó de hěn

这人的性格活得很。

He has a very lively personality.

huó yuè

活跃

active

líng huó

灵活

vivid

gǎo huó jīng jì

搞活经济

invigorate the economy

gàn huó

干活

work

zhè pī huó zuò de hǎo

这批活做得好。

This batch of products is well done.

wǒ de huó gàn wán le

我的活干完了。

I have finished the work.

tǐ lì huó

体力活

manual/physical work

huó shuǐ

活水

flowing water

huó jié

活结

slipknot

huó yè

活页

loose-leaf

huó sāi

活塞

piston

zhè hái zi shuō huà huó xiàng gè dà ren

这孩子说话活像个大人。

The child speaks just like an adult.