Meaning of 活跃
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- active
- lively
- excited
- to enliven
- to brighten up
How to use 活跃
As an adjective, 活跃 describes people, markets, atmospheres, or minds that are active and energetic. As a verb, it means to liven something up, often in the set phrase 活跃气氛 (huóyuè qìfēn). Example: 他在课堂上很活跃。(Tā zài kètáng shàng hěn huóyuè.) He is very active in class.
活 (huó) means alive and has the water radical 氵, like flowing water that is full of life. 跃 (yuè) has the foot radical 足, a foot jumping up, so 活跃 is something alive and jumping: active and lively.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 活跃 and 活泼 (huópō). 活泼 describes a lively, cheerful personality, especially of children, while 活跃 stresses active participation or activity, so 市场很活跃 is natural but 市场很活泼 is not.
活跃 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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活 huó · to live · 9 strokes
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跃 yuè · to skip · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 活跃.
| 生活 | shēnghuó | to live; life |
| 活动 | huódòng | to exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc) |
| 干活儿 | gànhuór | erhua variant of 幹活|干活[gan4 huo2] |
| 活力 | huólì | energy; vitality |
| 快活 | kuàihuo | happy; cheerful |
| 活泼 | huópō | lively; vivacious |
| 灵活 | línghuó | flexible; nimble |
| 生活费 | shēnghuófèi | cost of living; living expenses |
| 复活 | fùhuó | to revive; (lit. and fig.) to come back to life |
| 活该 | huógāi | (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly |
| 活儿 | huór | work; (lots of) things to do |
| 养活 | yǎnghuo | to provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc) |
Questions about 活跃
What does 活跃 mean?
活跃 (huóyuè) means "active; lively" and is used as a adjective and verb.
How do you write 活跃?
活跃 is made of 2 characters: 活 (9 strokes), 跃 (11 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 活跃 an HSK word?
Yes. 活跃 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 活跃 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 活跃 is written 活躍.
Can 活跃 take an object?
Yes. Used as a verb, it takes objects like 气氛 (atmosphere) or 经济 (economy). For example, 他讲了个笑话活跃气氛 means he told a joke to liven up the atmosphere.
What is the difference between 活跃 and 积极 (jījí)?
积极 means positive or proactive and focuses on attitude and willingness. 活跃 focuses on visible energy and activity. A student who volunteers answers is both, but a busy online forum is only 活跃.