生
(v.) have a baby, give birth to; grow; come into existence; beget; light (fire) | (n.) The lead (refers to the main male role in Beijing opera. This role has numerous subtypes) | (adj.) new, unfamiliar, strange | (adj./adv.) raw; uncooked; unprocessed; unfamiliar; just, simply; very | (radical.) life | (char.) scholar; pupil, student; people taking up certain jobs as their occupation
活
(v./adj.) to live; to keep alive, to survive; alive, living, live | (adj./adv./n.) vivid; movable; exactly; work, job, product
Similar pronunciation
2
圣
火
sacred fire; (esp.) the Olympic flame
生
火
to make a fire; to light a fire
Synonyms
22
住
(v.) live, reside, stay; stop, cease; (after a verb as a complement indicating) a halt or a steadiness; (after a verb as a complement, preceded by "de" or "bu", indicating) being able or unable to reach or meet a standard
工
作
(v./n.) work; work, job
人
生
(n.) life, human life
活
(v./adj.) to live; to keep alive, to survive; alive, living, live | (adj./adv./n.) vivid; movable; exactly; work, job, product
管
(v.) manage, control, administer | (n./m.) pipe, tube; tube-shaped device; measure word for pipe-like things | (char.) musical instrument | (v./conj./prep.) be responsible for, to discipline, to interfere, to guarantee or provide; no matter; from
职
业
(n.) occupation, career, job, profession
毛
笔
writing brush | CL:枝[zhi1],管[guan3]
生
产
(v.) to make, to manufacture, to produce; (of a woman) to give birth
生
存
(v.) survive
世
故
the ways of the world
生
涯
(n.) career, professional life
饭
碗
(n.) bowl for rice; job, livelihood
工
(radical.) work | (char.) worker; work, labour; project, construction; industry; skill; exquisite; be good at
度
日
to pass one's days | to scratch out a difficult, meager existence
活
命
life | to survive | to save a life | to scrape a living
生
意
life force | vitality
生
计
livelihood
生
路
a way to make a living | a way to survive | a way out of a predicament
糊
口
to scrape a meager living | to get by with difficulty
翰
surname Han
过
日
子
to live one's life | to pass one's days | to get along
Mouse is the pet of mountain god. It is tired of pet life and hates the role of pet.
人
民
的
快
乐
生
活
是
我
们
工
作
的
重
心
。
The happy life of the people is the focus of our work.
在
生
活
中
我
们
需
要
自
信
,
别
总
是
担
心
自
己
会
失
败
。
We need self-confidence in life, and don't always worry about losing.
由
于
连
年
的
战
争
,
家
里
生
活
非
常
困
难
。
Life at home is very difficult because of years of war.
在
中
国
生
活
有
什
么
困
难
吗
?
Have you had any difficulties with life in China?
院
子
是
十
分
理
想
的
室
外
生
活
空
间
。
The courtyard is an ideal outdoor living space.
这
是
生
活
的
真
理
。
This is the truth of life.
她
早
睡
早
起
,
经
常
锻
炼
,
生
活
方
式
非
常
健
康
。
She goes to bed early and gets up early, exercises regularly, and has a very healthy lifestyle.
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