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生活 (shēng huó): Life (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 4
HSK 3.0Level 3
1.

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2.

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3.

Character Breakdown

生 • shēng • to give birth, to produce, to grow
shēng生

to give birth, to produce, to grow

Word Info

Pinyinshēng huó
Meaninglife
Characters2
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活 • huó • to live; alive; living
huó活

to live; alive; living

HSK 4 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 生活.

  • 表演biǎo yǎnperformance
  • 不仅bù jǐnnot only [this one]
  • 记者jì zhějournalist
  • 从来cóng láialways
  • 表扬biǎo yángto praise
  • 公里gōng lǐkilometre
  • 部分bù fenpart; section; portion
  • 厨房chú fángkitchen
  • 标准biāo zhǔnstandard; standardised
  • 打扮dǎ banto decorate
  • 放弃fàng qìto renounce
  • 广告guǎng gàoadvertisement
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 生活.

Words with 生
  • 先生xiān shengMr; Sir
  • 医生yī shengdoctor
  • 学生xué shengstudent
  • 中学生
zhōng xué shēng
middle-school student
  • 大学生dà xué shēnguniversity student
  • 小学生xiǎo xué shēngprimary school student
  • 生日shēng rìbirthday
  • 生病shēng bìngill; sick; unwell
    • Words with 活
    • 活动huó dòngactivity
    • 活泼huó pobrisk; lively
    • 活跃huó yuèbrisk; dynamic; lively
    • 灵活líng huónimble; agile; flexible
    • 干活儿gàn huó erto work [often manual] on a job
    • 复活fù huóbring back to life; revive; resuscitate
    • 快活kuài huohappy; cheerful; joyful
    • 活力huó lìvigour; vitality
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    shēng huó(sheng huo)
    1. [noun]life[HSK4]
    2. [noun/verb]life[HSK 3.0 · L3]
    5.

    How to Use 生活 in Sentences

    Measure Word + Nounwith种
    yī一
    zhǒng种
    shēng生
    huó活
    neutral
    a kind of life
    Verb + Objectwith改善
    gǎi改
    shàn善
    shēng生
    huó活
    Subject + Predicatewith幸福
    shēng生
    huó活
    xìng幸
    fú福
    Adjective + Nounwith日常
    rì日
    cháng常
    shēng生
    huó活
    6.

    Example Sentences with 生活

    wǒ我
    xǐ喜
    huan欢
    shēng生
    huó活
    。
    neutral
    improve one's life
    neutral
    live happily
    neutral
    daily life
    I like life.
    nǐ你
    xí习
    guàn惯
    zhè这
    lǐ里
    de的
    shēng生
    huó活
    jié节
    zòu奏
    le了
    ma吗
    ？
    Have you gotten used to the pace of life here?
    tā他
    de的
    shēng生
    huó活
    hěn很
    máng忙
    lù碌
    。
    His life is very busy.
    tā他
    bìng并
    bù不
    mǎn满
    zú足
    yú于
    mù目
    qián前
    píng平
    dàn淡
    wú无
    qí奇
    de的
    shēng生
    huó活
    。
    He is not satisfied with his current uneventful life.
    jiàn健
    kāng康
    yǐn饮
    shí食
    hé和
    guī规
    lǜ律
    yùn运
    dòng动
    shì是
    yōu优
    zhì质
    shēng生
    huó活
    de的
    jī基
    chǔ础
    。
    A healthy diet and regular exercise are the foundation of a quality life.