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找點活來做 find some work to do:
oft. 生活 (a) life, (b) livelihood;
活計 (＝生計) [huo2ji0]↓.
活不了 cannot live longer;
白活了一世 lived a life in vain (i.e., wasted).
(2) Become alive, interested: 心活了 become interested (in plan, etc.).
(3) To save lives: 活人無算 saved many lives.
活魚 live fish.
(2) Moving, alive: 活水 fresh water, current (opp. stagnant);
生龍活虎，活潑潑 (painting, descriptive) very much alive;
活生生打死 beat a person to death;
靈活 (style) alive, (skill) expert;
活潑，活現 [huo2po1], [huo2xian4]↓;
活動 [huo2dong4]↓.
(3) Not fixed: 活期存款 demand deposit;
活頁 [huo2ye4]↓.
生吞活剝 (lit.) skin alive, (fig.) force an interpretation of text without understanding.
2.活期 [huo2qi2], n., as in 活期存款 deposit on demand.
3.活動 [huo2dong4], (1) n., activity (-ties): 各種活動 various activities; n., 體力，政治活動 physical, political activities; (2) v.i. & t., to move, exercise: 活動筋骨 move muscles in exercise or work; v.i. & t., 活動一官半職 run about to get an official post; come alive, show a change: 近來市面上有點活動 some sign of life in the market; 口氣有點活動 his tone has changed somewhat; become flexible, loose (chair legs, etc.); (3) active: 很活動 very active.
4.活佛 [huo2fou2], n., Living Buddha (in Tibet, Mongolia): 班禪活佛 Panchan Lama.
5.活該 [huo2gai1], vb. aux., deservedly should: 活該如此 deservedly so.
6.活著（兒） [huo2zhao1]([er0]), n., a flexible move (in chess), a step that allows for flexibility.
7.活見鬼 [huo2jian4gui3], excl., utter nonsense! impossible!
8.活計 [huo2ji0], n., needlework.
9.活劇 [huo2jU4], n., a drama in real life.
10.活局子 [huo2jU2zi0], n., a trap.
11.活口 [huo2kou3], n., (1) person captured alive; (2) a living witness of a murder case; 活口米 rice for famine relief.
12.活扣兒 [huo2kou4er0], n., a knot that can be easily untied.
13.活兒 [huo2er0], n., a livelihood: 幹活兒，做活兒 make a living, do what is one's profession.
14.活力 [huo2li4], n., vitality.
15.活路 [huo2lu4]([er0]), n., a way out a means of survival.
16.活埋 [huo2mai2], v.t., bury alive.
17.活門 [huo2men2], n., (1) a piston; (2) a chance to live.
18.活命 [huo2ming4], n., (save, spare) life.
19.活潑 [huo2po1] ([huo2po0]), adj., lively, active, energetic.
20.活塞 [huo2sai1], n., a piston.
21.活現 [huo2xian4], (1) adj., arrogant, self-satisfied (air); adj., coming alive (portrait); (2) v.t., reveal: 醜態活現 reveal one's weakness, shortcomings.
22.活像 [huo2xiang4], adj., remarkably like (the dead person, etc.); looking as if indeed.
23.活受 [huo2shou4], v.i., usu. in 活受罪 suffer terribly.
24.活水 [huo2shui3], n., fresh current.
25.活死人 [huo2si3ren2], n., a dead-alive person.
26.活頭兒 [huo2tou0er0], n., interest to live: 那還有甚麼活頭 then what does one want to live for?
27.活脫 [huo2tuo1], adj., (LL) remarkably like (spring).
28.活字版 [huo2zi1ban3], see [huo2ban3]↑.
29.活頁 [huo2ye4], n., loose-leaf (album).
30.活躍 [huo2yUe4], adj., very lively, active.
31.活用 [huo2yong4], v.t., make flexible use of.