灵活
Old HSK 5
灵活 (línghuó) · flexible
灵活 (línghuó) means “flexible; agile; nimble”. It is written with 2 characters: 灵 (spirit) + 活 (to live). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 灵活 is built
The characters
灵 líng · spirit
What 灵 is made of
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
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)
Example sentences
他的手指非常灵活。Tā de shǒuzhǐ fēicháng línghuó.His fingers are very nimble.
我们要灵活地处理问题。Wǒmen yào línghuó de chǔlǐ wèntí.We need to handle problems flexibly.
Questions about 灵活
What does 灵活 mean?
灵活 (línghuó) means “flexible; agile; nimble”.
How do you pronounce 灵活?
灵活 is pronounced línghuó.
Which HSK level is 灵活?
灵活 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 机灵jīlingclever
- 灵感línggǎninspiration
- 灵魂línghúnsoul
- 灵敏língmǐnsensitive
- 心灵xīnlíngheart
- 干活儿gànhuórto work
- 活动huódòngactivity
- 生活shēnghuólife
- 活泼huópolively
- 活跃huóyuèlively
Learn 灵活 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 61: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.