活著

See also: 活着

Chinese

Etymology 1

		to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship	continuous aspect marker
trad. (活著/活着)		活	著/着
simp. (活着)		活	着

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huózhe

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄓㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wut⁶ zoek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huózhe
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄓㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huójhe̊
    • Wade–Giles: huo²-chê⁵
    • Yale: hwó-je
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwo.je
    • Palladius: хочжэ (xočžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ³⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wut⁶ zoek⁶
    • Yale: wuht jeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wut⁹ dzoek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wud⁶ zêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːt̚² t͡sœːk̚²/

Verb

活著

1. to be alive; to be living

   我還活著呢。／我还活着呢。  ―  Wǒ hái huózhe ne.  ―  I'm still alive.

Synonyms

• 在世 (zàishì)
• 在生 (zàishēng)
• 存活 (cúnhuó)
• 活著／活着 (huózhe)
• 生存 (shēngcún)
• 生息 (shēngxī)

 

Derived terms

• 好死不如賴活著／好死不如赖活著 (hǎosǐ bùrú lài huózhe)

 

Etymology 2

		to live; alive; living to live; alive; living; work; workmanship	move; trick
trad. (活著/活着)		活	著/着
simp. (活着)		活	着
alternative forms		活招

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huózhāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wut⁶ zoek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huózhāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huójhao
    • Wade–Giles: huo²-chao¹
    • Yale: hwó-jāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwojau
    • Palladius: хочжао (xočžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huózhāor
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄠㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huójhaor
    • Wade–Giles: huo²-chao¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: hwó-jāur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwojaul
    • Palladius: хочжаор (xočžaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wut⁶ zoek⁶
    • Yale: wuht jeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wut⁹ dzoek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wud⁶ zêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːt̚² t͡sœːk̚²/

Noun

活著

1. (chess) clever move
2. clever and flexible tactic; ingenious plan