生活

shēng huó

HSK 2Noun (名)Verb (动)

Basic Meaning

In this sense, it often refers to manual or labor-intensive tasks, commonly used in phrases like 做生活 or 忙生活.

work; job (especially in industrial, agricultural, or handicraft contexts).

活儿（主要指工业、农业、手工业方面的）。

Words:

做生活忙生活

Synonyms:

活计

Sentences:

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)在(zài)工(gōng)厂(chǎng)做(zuò)生(shēng)活(huó)，很(hěn)辛(xīn)苦(kǔ)。
He does work at the factory every day, and it's very hard.
农(nóng)民(mín)们(men)忙(máng)着(zhé)田(tián)里(lǐ)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)，希(xī)望(wàng)有(yǒu)个(gè)好(hǎo)收(shōu)成(chéng)。
The farmers are busy with the work in the fields, hoping for a good harvest.

This sense is broader and describes the overall quality or circumstances of daily life.

life; living conditions (referring to aspects like clothing, food, housing, and transportation).

衣、食、住、行等方面的情况。

Words:

生活水平家庭生活

Synonyms:

生计光景生涯

Sentences:

这(zhè)个(gè)城(chéng)市(shì)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)水(shuǐ)平(píng)很(hěn)高(gāo)，但(dàn)物(wù)价(jià)也(yě)贵(guì)。
The standard of living in this city is high, but prices are also expensive.
她(tā)的(de)家(jiā)庭(tíng)生(shēng)活(huó)很(hěn)幸(xìng)福(fú)，经(jīng)常(cháng)一(yī)起(qǐ)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)。
Her family life is very happy, and they often travel together.

As a verb, it emphasizes the action of living or existing, often used in contexts about lifestyle or survival.

to live; to survive; to engage in various activities for survival and development.

为生存、发展而进行各种活动；生存。

Words:

生活能力生活状态

Synonyms:

存活生还糊口

Sentences:

他(tā)在(zài)森(sēn)林(lín)里(lǐ)生(shēng)活(huó)了(le)十(shí)年(nián)，学(xué)会(huì)了(le)生(shēng)存(cún)技(jì)能(néng)。
He lived in the forest for ten years and learned survival skills.
现(xiàn)代(dài)人(rén)生(shēng)活(huó)节(jié)奏(zòu)很(hěn)快(kuài)，压(yā)力(lì)很(hěn)大(dà)。
Modern people live at a fast pace and have a lot of stress.

alive,life

live; alive