Word: 活 (huó)

三餐莫过饱,无病活到老

sāncān mò guò bǎo,wú bìng huó dào lǎo

don't overeat at the three meals and you'll live to old age without illness

人挪活，树挪死

rén nuó huó, shù nuó sǐ

a person moved lives, a tree moved dies

人是活的，钱是死的

rén shì huó de, qián shì sǐ de

people are alive, money is dead

人活一口气

rén huó yìkǒuqì

a person lives on one breath

人活一张脸，树活一层皮

rén huó yì zhāng liǎn, shù huó yìcéng pí

a person lives for a face, a tree lives for a layer of bark

他将永远活在我们的记忆中。

Tā jiāng yǒngyuǎn huó zài wǒmen de jìyì zhōng.

He will forever live on in our memories.

他很富有，但活得像个乞丐。

Tā hěn fùyǒu, dàn huó de xiàng gè qǐgài.

He is rich yet he lives like a beggar.

他活到了70岁。

Tā huó dàole qīshí suì.

He lived to be seventy years old.

传说这位仙人活了几千年。

Chuánshuō zhèwèi xiānrén huóle jǐqiān nián.

Legend says this immortal lived for thousands of years.

你不能这样活。

Nǐ bùnéng zhèyàng huó.

You can't live like this.

你让生命活得有价值。

Nǐ ràng shēngmìng huó de yǒu jiàzhí.

You make life worth living.

兔子跳进开水锅，有死无活

tùzi tiàojìn kāishuǐ guō, yǒu sǐ wú huó

a rabbit jumping into a pot of boiling water: death, no life

医学的发展让人们活得更长了。

Yīxué de fāzhǎn ràng rénmen huó de gèng chángle.

The advance of medical science has let people live longer.

女人往往比男人活得更长。

Nǚrén wǎngwǎng bǐ nánrén huó de gèng cháng.

Women tend to live longer than men.

她不会活太久。

Tā búhuì huó tài jiǔ.

She won't live much longer.

她会永远活在我们的记忆里面。

Tā huì yǒngyuǎn huó zài wǒmen de jìyì lǐmiàn.

She will forever live on in our memories.

她会活下来。

Tā huì huó xiàlai.

She will survive.

她帮她爸爸干了花园里的活。

Tā bāng tā bàba gànle huāyuán lǐ de huó.

She helped her father with the work in the garden.

她比丈夫多活十年。

Tā bǐ zhàngfu duō huó shínián.

She survived her husband by ten years.

她活了很久。

Tā huóle hěn jiǔ.

She lived a long life.

她的祖母活到了88岁。

Tā de zǔmǔ huó dàole bāshíbā suì.

Her grandmother lived to be 88 years old.

帮人帮到底，救人救个活

bāng rén bāng dàodǐ, jiù rén jiù ge huó

help a person to the end; save a person so they live

很少人活到100岁。

Hěn shǎo rén huó dào yìbǎi suì.

Few people live to be 100 years old.

我习惯了只为自己而活。

Wǒ xíguàn le zhǐ wèi zìjǐ ér huó.

I'm accustomed to living only for myself.

我们要活到老，做到老。

Wǒmen yào huó dào lǎo, zuòdào lǎo.

We must work as long as we live.

我会活到老工作到老。

Wǒ huì huó dào lǎo gōngzuò dào lǎo.

I'll work as long as I live.

我活在梦里。

Wǒ huó zài mèng lǐ.

I'm living the dream.

我这周干了很多活。

Wǒ zhè zhōu gànle hěn duō huó.

I worked a lot this week.

掉到井里打扑腾，死不死活不活

diào dào jǐng lǐ dǎ pūteng, sǐ bù sǐhuó bù huó

fallen into a well and splashing about: neither dead nor alive

救人一难，多活十年

jiù rén yí nàn, duō huó shínián

save a person from one calamity and live ten years longer

有志不在年高，无志空活百岁

yǒuzhìbúzàiniángāo, wú zhì kōng huó bǎisuì

ambition isn't a matter of old age; without ambition you live a hundred years in vain

活到老,学到老,还有三分没学好

huó dào lǎo,xuédào lǎo,háiyǒu sānfēn méi xuéhǎo

Live till old, learn till old, and still three tenths not learned well

活快干完了。

Huó kuài gàn wánle.

I have almost finished my work.

猫卧房脊，活兽

māo wòfáng jǐ, huó shòu

a cat lying on the roof ridge: a live beast (suffering)

统治一个国家不是一个简单活。

Tǒngzhì yí gè guójiā bú shì yí gè jiǎndān huó.

To govern a country is no easy job.

老鼠到猫背上拉屎,活找死

lǎoshǔ dào māo bèi shang lāshǐ,huó zhǎosǐ

a mouse defecating on a cat's back: looking for death

草活一秋，人活一世

cǎo huó yì qiū, rén huó yíshì

Grass lives one autumn, a person lives one lifetime

落在鹰爪里的小鸡，嘴再硬也活不了

luò zài yīngzhǎo lǐ de xiǎojī, zuǐ zài yìng yě huó bù liǎo

A chick caught in an eagle's claws: however hard its beak, it can't live

谁都想活得长久，但没人想变老。

Shéi dōu xiǎng huó de chángjiǔ, dàn méi rén xiǎng biàn lǎo.

Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.

这些狗中的其中一只是活的。

Zhèxiē gǒu zhōng de qízhōng yìzhī shì huó de.

One of the dogs is alive.

这博物馆里面没有活的生物。

Zhè bówùguǎn lǐmiàn méiyǒu huó de shēngwù.

There are no live animals in the museum.

这只老鼠是死还是活的？

Zhè zhī lǎoshǔ shì sǐ háishi huó de?

Is the rat alive or dead?

这条蛇是活的还是死的？

Zhè tiáo shé shì huó de háishi sǐ de?

Is the snake alive or dead?

这条鱼还是活的吗？

Zhè tiáo yú háishi huó de ma?

Is this fish still alive?

那只鸟是死还是活的？

Nà zhī niǎo shì sǐ háishi huó de?

Is the bird alive or dead?