活泼 (活潑)
huó po
Pinyin

Definition

活泼 (活潑)
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huó po
  1. lively
  2. vivacious
  3. brisk
  4. active
  5. (chemistry) reactive

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

活
huó
  1. 1 to live
  2. 2 alive
  3. 3 living
  4. 4 work
  5. 5 workmanship
活动
huó dòng
  1. 1 to exercise
  2. 2 to move about
  3. 3 to operate
  4. 4 to use connections (personal influence)
  5. 5 loose
  6. 6 shaky
  7. 7 active
  8. 8 movable
  9. 9 activity
  10. 10 campaign
  11. 11 maneuver
  12. 12 behavior
  13. 13 classifier: 项 xiàng
  14. 14 classifier: 个 gè
生活
shēng huó
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 activity
  3. 3 to live
  4. 4 livelihood
干活
gàn huó
  1. 1 to work
  2. 2 to be employed
复活
fù huó
  1. 1 to revive
  2. 2 (lit. and fig.) to come back to life
  3. 3 (religion) resurrection

Idioms (16)

不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó
  1. 1 to act recklessly (idiom)
你死我活
nǐ sǐ wǒ huó
  1. 1 lit. you die, I live (idiom); irreconcilable adversaries
  2. 2 two parties cannot coexist
好死不如赖活着
hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe
  1. 1 better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
死去活来
sǐ qù huó lái
  1. 1 to hover between life and death (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer terribly
  3. 3 within an inch of one's life
死活不顾
sǐ huó bù gù
  1. 1 regardless of life or death (idiom)

Sample Sentences

她是个活泼可爱的女孩儿，成熟的可能不适合她。
tā shì ge huópo kě\'ài de nǚháir ，chéngshú de kěnéng bù shìhé tā 。
She's a lively, cute young woman. Mature might not suit her.
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不好意思，这个孩子就是比较活泼。
bùhǎoyìsi ，zhège háizi jiùshì bǐjiào huópo 。
Sorry but this kid is just a bit more lively
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他是个活泼外向的人，每次参加派对，总是能跟很多人聊天，认识几个新朋友。
tā shì gè huópo wàixiàng de rén ，měicì cānjiā pàiduì ，zǒngshì néng gēn hěn duō rén liáotiān ，rènshi jǐ ge xīn péngyou 。
He is a very bubbly and extroverted person. Every time he goes to a party, he can always chat to loads of people and make new friends.
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活泼、外向
huópo 、wàixiàng
lively / bubbly; out-going / extroverted
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孩子活泼点是好事，尤其是儿子，不调皮捣蛋你才要担心呢。
háizi huópo diǎnr shì hǎoshì ，yóuqí shì érzi ，bù tiáopí dǎodàn nǐ cái yào dānxīn ne 。
It's good for children to be a little energetic, especially boys, it's only if he's not a little terror that you should worry.
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我看它性格也变了。本来它很活泼，我每次来它都会跑过来。现在都趴在那里不动了。
wǒ kàn tā xìnggé yě biàn le 。běnlái tā hěn huópo ，wǒ měicì lái tā dōu huì pǎo guòlái 。xiànzài dōu pā zài nàlǐ bù dòng le 。
I think her personality has also changed. She was very lively before and every time I came by she would run up to me. Now she's just lying there and not moving.
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很有活力，很活泼。
hěn yǒu huólì ，hěn huópo 。
Filled with vitality and vigor.
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那生龙活虎的意思，就是一个人很健康，很活泼，很有活力。
nà shēnglónghuóhǔ de yìsi ，jiùshì yī ge rén hěn jiànkāng ，hěn huópo ，hěn yǒu huólì 。
This idiom's meaning is someone who is very healthy, lively, and full of energy.
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我同事说了，她孩子参加了牛宝宝之后，动手、协调、沟通能力都加强了。而且性格活泼了很多。
wǒ tóngshì shuōle ，tā háizi cānjiā le niúbǎobao zhīhòu ，dòngshǒu 、xiétiáo 、gōutōng nénglì dōu jiāqiáng le 。érqiě xìnggé huópo le hěn duō 。
My coworker told me that after her child started attending Niu Baobao, their hand movement, coordination, and communication skills were all strengthened. Additionally, their personalities were much more lively.
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你好，我们儿子现在读四年级，也很活泼好动的。
nǐhǎo ，wǒmen érzi xiànzài dú sì niánjí ，yě hěn huópo hàodòng de 。
Hello. Our son is in the 4th grade right now. He's quite active and lively as well.
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