活 wut⁶ {huó}

1. to live
2. alive
3. living
4. work
5. workmanship

活動〔-动〕 wut⁶ dung⁶ {huó dòng}

(noun) event

活口 wut⁶ hau² {huó kǒu}

a survivor; a prisoner kept alive to ectract information from

活水 wut⁶ seoi² {huó shuǐ}

(noun) flowing water; running water

活板 wut⁶ baan² {huó bǎn}

trapdoor

活版 wut⁶ baan² {huó bǎn}

1. typography
2. movable type

活便 wut⁶ bin⁶ {huó biàn}

1. nimble
2. agile
3. convenient

活寶〔-宝〕 wut⁶ bou² {huó bǎo}

1. buffoon
2. clown
3. ridiculous person

活茬 wut⁶ caa⁴ {huó chá}

farm work

活度 wut⁶ dou⁶ {huó dù}

activity

活動〔-动〕 wut⁶ dung⁶ {huó dòng}

1. to exercise
2. to move about
3. to operate
4. to use connections (personal influence)
5. loose
6. shaky
7. active
8. movable
9. activity
10. campaign
11. maneuver
12. behavior
13. CL: 項,個

活化 wut⁶ faa³ {huó huà}

activation

活泛 wut⁶ faan³ {huó fan}

1. flexible
2. adaptable

活瓣 wut⁶ faan⁶ {huó bàn}

valve

活分 wut⁶ fan¹ {huó fēn}

nimble

活佛 wut⁶ fat⁶ {huó fó}

1. Living Buddha
2. title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century

活火 wut⁶ fo² {huó huǒ}

1. flaming fire
2. flames

活計〔-计〕 wut⁶ gai³ {huó jì}

1. handicraft
2. needlework
3. work

活檢〔-检〕 wut⁶ gim² {huó jiǎn}

1. biopsy
2. abbr. for 活體組織檢查

活結〔-结〕 wut⁶ git³ {huó jié}

1. a slip-knot
2. a noose

活該〔-该〕 wut⁶ goi¹ {huó gāi}

1. (coll.) serve sb right
2. deservedly
3. ought
4. should

活下 wut⁶ haa⁶ {huó xià}

to survive

活氣〔-气〕 wut⁶ hei³ {huó qì}

spirited atmosphere

活血 wut⁶ hyut³ {huó xuè}

to improve blood circulation (Chinese medicine)

活人 wut⁶ jan⁴ {huó rén}

living person

活兒〔-儿〕 wut⁶ ji⁴ {huó r}

1. work
2. (lots of) things to do

活躍〔-跃〕 wut⁶ joek³ {huó yuè}

1. active
2. lively
3. excited
4. to enliven
5. to brighten up

活用 wut⁶ jung⁶ {huó yòng}

1. to apply (knowledge etc) creatively and flexibly
2. to use a word flexibly (e.g. a noun as an adjective)

活魚〔-鱼〕 wut⁶ jyu² {huó yú}

1. fresh fish
2. living fish

活禽 wut⁶ kam⁴ {huó qín}

1. poultry
2. live fowl

活期 wut⁶ kei⁴ {huó qī}

1. (banking) current (account)
2. checking (account)
3. demand (deposit etc)

活力 wut⁶ lik⁶ {huó lì}

1. energy
2. vitality
3. vigor
4. vital force

活路 wut⁶ lou⁶ {huó lù}

1. through road
2. way out
3. way to survive
4. means of subsistence

活路 wut⁶ lou⁶ {huó lu}

1. labor
2. physical work

活埋 wut⁶ maai⁴ {huó mái}

to bury alive

活物 wut⁶ mat⁶ {huó wù}

living animals

活命 wut⁶ ming⁶ {huó mìng}

1. life
2. to survive
3. to save a life
4. to scrape a living

活門〔-门〕 wut⁶ mun⁴ {huó mén}

valve

活潑〔-泼〕 wut⁶ put³ {huó po}

1. lively
2. vivacious
3. brisk
4. active

活塞 wut⁶ sak¹ {huó sāi}

1. piston
2. valve

活性 wut⁶ sing³ {huó xìng}

1. (chemistry) activity
2. active
3. activated

活體〔-体〕 wut⁶ tai² {huó tǐ}

1. living body
2. live specimen

活套 wut⁶ tou³ {huó tào}

1. noose
2. running knot

活脫〔-脱〕 wut⁶ tyut³ {huó tuō}

remarkably alike

活活 wut⁶ wut⁶ {huó huó}

1. while still alive
2. simply
3. totally

活摘 wut⁶ zaak⁶ {huó zhāi}

to harvest (an organ) from a living person

活罪 wut⁶ zeoi⁶ {huó zuì}

1. suffering
2. hardship
3. living hell

活字 wut⁶ zi⁶ {huó zì}

movable type

活著〔-着〕 wut⁶ zoek⁶ {huó zhe}

alive

活像 wut⁶ zoeng⁶ {huó xiàng}

1. to look exactly like
2. to be the spitting image of

活見鬼〔-见-〕 wut⁶ gin³ gwai² {huó jiàn guǐ}

complain of seeing or encountering undesired things (spoken)

活受罪 wut⁶ sau⁶ zeoi⁶ {huó shòu zuì}

live like hell for sins committed (spoken)

活靶子 wut⁶ baa² zi² {huó bǎ zi}

1. live target
2. target (of criticism etc)

活報劇〔-报剧〕 wut⁶ bou³ kek⁶ {huó bào jù}

1. lit. living newspaper
2. comic skit
3. street performance (e.g. satirical demo)

活動房〔-动-〕 wut⁶ dung⁶ fong⁴ {huó dòng fáng}

1. prefabricated building
2. prefab

活動家〔-动-〕 wut⁶ dung⁶ gaa¹ {huó dòng jiā}

political activist

活化石 wut⁶ faa³ sek⁶ {huó huà shí}

living fossil

活火山 wut⁶ fo² saan¹ {huó huǒ shān}

active volcano

活下去 wut⁶ haa⁶ heoi³ {huó xià qù}

1. to survive
2. to keep on living

活雷鋒〔--锋〕 wut⁶ leoi⁴ fung¹ {huó Léi Fēng}

selfless model citizen, just like Lei Feng 雷鋒

活菩薩〔--萨〕 wut⁶ pou⁴ saat³ {huó pú sà}

1. a living Buddha
2. fig. compassionate person
3. saint

活生生 wut⁶ saang¹ saang¹ {huó shēng shēng}

1. real (people)
2. living (artist)
3. while still alive (e.g. skinned alive)

活性炭 wut⁶ sing³ taan³ {huó xìng tàn}

activated carbon

活性劑〔--剂〕 wut⁶ sing³ zai¹ {huó xìng jì}

reagent (chemistry)

活脫脫〔-脱脱〕 wut⁶ tyut³ tyut³ {huó tuō tuō}

remarkably alike

活字典 wut⁶ zi⁶ din² {huó zì diǎn}

1. walking dictionary
2. well-informed person

活版印刷 wut⁶ baan² jan³ caat³ {huó bǎn yìn shuā}

1. printing with movable type
2. typesetting

活蹦亂跳〔--乱-〕 wut⁶ bang¹ lyun⁶ tiu³ {huó bèng luàn tiào}

1. to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively
2. healthy and active

活不下去 wut⁶ bat¹ haa⁶ heoi³ {huó bù xià qu}

impossible to make a living

活動桌面〔-动--〕 wut⁶ dung⁶ coek³ min² {huó dòng zhuō miàn}

active desktop

活動房屋〔-动--〕 wut⁶ dung⁶ fong⁴ uk¹ {huó dòng fáng wū}

1. prefabricated building
2. prefab
3. mobile home
4. caravan
5. trailer

活動看板〔-动--〕 wut⁶ dung⁶ hon³ baan² {huó dòng kàn bǎn}

calendar of events

活動人士〔-动--〕 wut⁶ dung⁶ jan⁴ si⁶ {huó dòng rén shì}

activist

活動曲尺〔-动--〕 wut⁶ dung⁶ kuk¹ cek³ {huó dòng qū chǐ}

sliding bevel (to measure angles)

活動能力〔-动--〕 wut⁶ dung⁶ nang⁴ lik⁶ {huó dòng néng lì}

1. mobility
2. motility

活動扳手〔-动--〕 wut⁶ dung⁶ paan¹ sau² {huó dòng bān shǒu}

adjustable spanner

活動中心〔-动--〕 wut⁶ dung⁶ zung¹ sam¹ {huó dòng zhōng xīn}

1. activity center
2. CL: 處

活化分析 wut⁶ faa³ fan¹ sik¹ {huó huà fēn xī}

activation analysis

活學活用〔-学--〕 wut⁶ hok⁶ wut⁶ jung⁶ {huó xué huó yòng}

1. to creatively combine learning with usage
2. to learn and apply pragmatically

活血止痛 wut⁶ hyut³ zi² tung³ {huó xuè zhǐ tòng}

to invigorate blood circulation and alleviate pain (idiom)

活躍份子〔-跃分-〕 wut⁶ joek³ fan⁶ zi² {huó yuè fèn zǐ}

activist

活期存款 wut⁶ kei⁴ cyun⁴ fun² {huó qī cún kuǎn}

demand deposit

活期貸款〔--贷-〕 wut⁶ kei⁴ taai³ fun² {huó qī dài kuǎn}

demand loan (i.e. loan that the borrower can demanded back at any time)

活期資金〔--资-〕 wut⁶ kei⁴ zi¹ gam¹ {huó qī zī jīn}

1. funds on call
2. invested sum that can be cashed

活期帳戶〔--帐户〕 wut⁶ kei⁴ zoeng³ wu⁶ {huó qī zhàng hù}

current account (in bank)

活力四射 wut⁶ lik⁶ sei³ se⁶ {huó lì sì shè}

1. dynamic
2. enthusiastic
3. energetic

活靈活現〔-灵-现〕 wut⁶ ling⁴ wut⁶ jin⁶ {huó líng huó xiàn}

1. living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
2. vivid and realistic

活龍活現〔-龙-现〕 wut⁶ lung⁴ wut⁶ jin⁶ {huó lóng huó xiàn}

1. living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
2. vivid and realistic

活神仙似 wut⁶ san⁴ sin¹ ci⁵ {huó shén xiān sì}

to live like the immortals (advertising real estate)

活體檢視〔-体检视〕 wut⁶ tai² gim² si⁶ {huó tǐ jiǎn shì}

biopsy

活字印刷 wut⁶ zi⁶ jan³ caat³ {huó zì yìn shuā}

printing with movable type

活得不耐煩〔----烦〕 wut⁶ dak¹ bat¹ noi⁶ faan⁴ {huó de bù nài fán}

1. to be tired of living
2. (coll.) to be asking for trouble

活組織檢查〔-组织检-〕 wut⁶ zou² zik¹ gim² caa⁴ {huó zǔ zhī jiǎn chá}

biopsy

活體組織檢查〔-体组织检-〕 wut⁶ tai² zou² zik¹ gim² caa⁴ {huó tǐ zǔ zhī jiǎn chá}

1. biopsy
2. abbr. to 活檢

活到老，學到老〔----学--〕 wut⁶ dou³ lou⁵ ，hok⁶ dou³ lou⁵ {huó dào lǎo , xué dào lǎo}

One is never too old to learn. (idiom)