活跃
Old HSK 5
活跃 (huóyuè) · lively
活跃 (huóyuè) means “lively; active; to liven up”. It is written with 2 characters: 活 (to live) + 跃 (to skip). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 活跃 is built
The characters
活 huó · to live
What 活 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 舌 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
跃 yuè · to skip
What 跃 is made of
- 足zú — foot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 夭yāo — young
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
她在课上很活跃。Tā zài kè shàng hěn huóyuè.She is very active in class.
他讲了个笑话，活跃了气氛。Tā jiǎng le gè xiàohuà, huóyuè le qìfēn.He told a joke to liven up the mood.
Questions about 活跃
What does 活跃 mean?
活跃 (huóyuè) means “lively; active; to liven up”.
How do you pronounce 活跃?
活跃 is pronounced huóyuè.
Which HSK level is 活跃?
活跃 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 干活儿gànhuórto work
- 活动huódòngactivity
- 生活shēnghuólife
- 活泼huópolively
- 灵活línghuóflexible
- 复活fùhuóto come back to life
- 活该huógāiit serves sb right
- 活力huólìenergy
- 快活kuàihuohappy
- 活huóto live
Learn 活跃 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.