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活埋 (huó mái): Bury alive (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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活 • huó • to live; alive; living • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
huó
活
to live; alive; living
埋 • mái • to bury, to cover up • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
mái
埋
to bury, to cover up
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 活埋.
Words with
活
活动
huó dòng
activity
活泼
huó po
brisk; lively
生活
shēng huó
life
活跃
huó yuè
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brisk; dynamic; lively
灵活
líng huó
nimble; agile; flexible
干活儿
gàn huó er
to work [often manual] on a job
复活
fù huó
bring back to life; revive; resuscitate
快活
kuài huo
happy; cheerful; joyful
Words with
埋
埋伏
mái fú
ambush; lie in wait
埋怨
mán yuàn
complain; blame; grumble
埋没
mái mò
bury; cover up
埋葬
mái zàng
bury
埋藏
mái cáng
Bury / conceal
埋头苦干
mái tóu kǔ gàn
work hard without pause
埋头
mái tóu
to bury one's head; to immerse oneself in
掩埋
yǎn mái
to bury
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Example Sentences with 活埋
dì
地
zhèn
震
zhōng
中
yǒu
有
rén
人
bèi
被
huó
活
mái
埋
le
了
。
Some people were buried alive in the earthquake.
gǔ
古
dài
代
yǒu
有
shí
时
huì
会
yòng
用
huó
活
mái
埋
lái
来
jiù
救
yuán
援
duì
队
nǔ
努
lì
力
xún
寻
zhǎo
找
bèi
被
huó
活
chéng
惩
fá
罚
fàn
犯
rén
人
。
In ancient times, burying alive was sometimes used to punish criminals.
mái
埋
de
的
xìng
幸
cún
存
zhě
者
。
The rescue team worked hard to find survivors buried alive.
