居 家 jū jiā to live at home / to stay at home / home (schooling etc) / in-home (care etc) / household (repairs etc) / living (environment etc) 活 生 生 huó shēng shēng real (people) / living (artist) / while still alive (e.g. skinned alive) 活 to live / alive / living / work / workmanship 生 命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being / creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]) 生 物 shēng wù organism / living creature / life form / biological / CL:個|个[ge4] 吃 饭 chī fàn to have a meal / to eat / to make a living 宿 舍 sù shè dormitory / dorm room / living quarters / hostel / CL:間|间[jian1] 实 例 shí lì actual example / living example / illustration / demonstration / (computing) instance 客 厅 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL:間|间[jian1] 跑 车 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) 众 生 zhòng shēng all living things 生 前 shēng qián (of a deceased) during one's life / while living 跟 前 gēn qian (of children, parents etc) at one's side / living with one 生 活 水 平 shēng huó shuǐ píng living standards 人 世 rén shì the world / this world / the world of the living 朴 素 pǔ sù plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous 生 活 费 shēng huó fèi cost of living / living expenses / alimony 为 生 wéi shēng to make a living 生 活 环 境 shēng huó huán jìng living environment 饭 碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living 回 族 Huí zú Hui Islamic ethnic group living across China 活 人 huó rén living person 游 子 yóu zǐ person living or traveling far from home 生 灵 shēng líng (literary) the people / living thing / creature 谋 生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living 生 人 shēng rén stranger / living person / to give birth / to be born (in a certain time or place) 狭 隘 xiá ài (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited 顶 楼 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 打 拼 dǎ pīn to work hard / to try to make a living 东 山 再 起 dōng shān zài qǐ lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) / fig. to make a comeback 淡 泊 dàn bó living a simple life 活 命 huó mìng life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living 兼 营 jiān yíng a second job / supplementary way of making a living 生 路 shēng lù a way to make a living / a way to survive / a way out of a predicament 觅 食 mì shí to forage / to hunt for food / to scavenge / fig. to make a living 生 存 环 境 shēng cún huán jìng habitat / living environment 活 佛 huó fó Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century 生 活 区 shēng huó qū living community 生 活 馆 shēng huó guǎn living museum 过 活 guò huó to live one's life / to make a living 蛰 伏 zhé fú hibernation / living in seclusion 活 体 huó tǐ living body / live specimen 侨 胞 qiáo bāo countryman living abroad 芸 芸 众 生 yún yún zhòng shēng every living being (Buddhism) / the mass of common people 营 房 yíng fáng barracks / living quarters 起 居 室 qǐ jū shì living room / sitting room 杀 生 shā shēng to take the life of a living creature 活 灵 活 现 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic 归 侨 guī qiáo Chinese person who returns to China after living as an expatriate 火 坑 huǒ kēng pit of fire / fig. living hell 拾 荒 shí huāng to glean / to collect scraps / to eke out a meager living 民 不 聊 生 mín bù liáo shēng The people have no way to make a living (idiom, from Record of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4]) / no way of getting by 仿 生 fǎng shēng to design an artificial system, taking inspiration from a living organism / bionic / biomimetic 自 食 其 力 zì shí qí lì lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living 活 鱼 huó yú fresh fish / living fish 营 生 yíng shēng to earn a living 上 善 若 水 shàng shàn ruò shuǐ the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1]) 找 钱 zhǎo qián to give change / to seek funding / (dialect) to make money / to earn a living 船 家 chuán jiā person who lives and makes a living on a boat / boatman / boat dweller 活 化 石 huó huà shí living fossil 生 物 资 源 shēng wù zī yuán living resources 北 漂 Běi piāo to migrate to Beijing or Taipei in search of better job opportunities / migrant worker living and working in Beijing or Taipei without a residence permit 做 活 zuò huó to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker) / life of a group of stones in Go 圍棋|围棋[wei2 qi2] 卖 唱 mài chàng to sing for a living 阳 间 yáng jiān the world of the living 幽 明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 乡 绅 xiāng shēn a scholar or government official living in one's village / a village gentleman / squire 东 夷 Dōng yí Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC 笔 耕 bǐ gēng to make a living by writing / to write (as an author) 朝 不 保 夕 zhāo bù bǎo xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth 边 民 biān mín people living on the frontiers / inhabitants of a border area 大 杂 院 dà zá yuàn compound with many families living together 卖 力 气 mài lì qi to make a living doing manual labor / to give sth all one's got 脑 满 肠 肥 nǎo mǎn cháng féi (idiom) overweight as a result of living a life of privilege 船 民 chuán mín people who live and make a living on boats 跑 江 湖 pǎo jiāng hú to make a living as a traveling performer etc 活 菩 萨 huó pú sà a living Buddha / fig. compassionate person / saint 京 族 Jīng zú Gin or Jing, ethnic minority of China, descendants of ethnic Vietnamese people living mainly in Guangxi / Kinh, the ethnic majority in Vietnam 啃 老 族 kěn lǎo zú (coll.) adults still living with and depending on their parents 仰 人 鼻 息 yǎng rén bí xī to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom) / to depend on sb's whim for one's living 厅 (reception) hall / living room / office / provincial government department 餬 congee / making a living 隐 姓 埋 名 yǐn xìng mái míng to conceal one's identity / living incognito 土 阶 茅 屋 tǔ jiē máo wū lit. earthen steps and a small cottage / frugal living conditions (idiom) 土 阶 茅 茨 tǔ jiē máo cí lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut / frugal living conditions (idiom) 普 度 众 生 pǔ dù zhòng shēng (Buddhism) to deliver all living creatures from suffering (idiom) 朝 不 虑 夕 zhāo bù lu:4 xī at dawn, not sure of lasting to evening (idiom) / precarious state / imminent crisis / living from hand to mouth 活 龙 活 现 huó lóng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic 清 风 明 月 qīng fēng míng yuè lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom) / fig. peaceful and clear night / (allusively) living a solitary and quiet life 燕 雀 处 堂 yàn què chù táng lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom) / fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise 筚 门 闺 窦 bì mén guī dòu wicker door, hole window (idiom) / fig. wretched hovel / living in poverty 荜 门 圭 窦 bì mén guī dòu wicker door, hole window (idiom) / fig. wretched hovel / living in poverty 处 堂 燕 雀 chù táng yàn què lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom) / fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise 牛 衣 对 泣 niú yī duì qì couple living in destitute misery (idiom) 隐 名 埋 姓 yǐn míng mái xìng to conceal one's identity / living incognito 淡 泊 明 志 dàn bó míng zhì living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom) 食 玉 炊 桂 shí yù chuī guì food is more precious than jade and firewood more expensive than cassia (idiom) / the cost of living is very high 活 物 huó wù living animals 住 地 zhù dì living area / residential area 混 饭 hùn fàn to work for a living
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