活

to live; to stay alive, work, job, alive; living

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verb Common #1,818
to live; to stay alive Used for continuing to live or survive, often for a stated length of time.
CH: 不喝水可以活三天。
EN: You can live for three days without water.

好,基本上死人活过来了

Okay, basically, the dead have come back to life.

— 大病 (2017)

我怀疑有没有人活得了

I doubt anyone could survive.

— 黄金三镖客 (1966)

她可能活不到明天

She may not live to see tomorrow.

— 东京物语 (1953)

我根本就没活过

I never really lived at all.

— 乔乔的异想世界 (2019)

她活不了了

She won't make it.

— 东京物语 (1953)

管他像什么就这么活吧

Who cares what it looks like? Let’s just live this way.

— 大红灯笼高高挂 (1991)

爸钱就是你一直活着的唯一理由

Dad, money is the only reason you’ve kept living.

— 伊莲娜 (2011)

你宁愿我死,让波罗莫活

Would you rather I die so that Boromir could live?

— 指环王3:王者无敌 (2003)

我活在梦里。

I live in a dream.

就好像你通过他们再活了一遍

It’s as if you’re living your life all over again through them.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

你不想死也不想活,是吧?

You don’t want to die, but you don’t want to live either, do you?

— 铁皮鼓 (1979)

活吧

Live.

— 守夜人 (2004)

问题是我根本不想再活一遍

The problem is, I don't want to live through it all over again.

— 完美陌生人 (2016)

他是那种活在梦里的白痴吗?

Is he the kind of idiot who lives in a dream world?

— 钛 (2021)

你是想活还是想死

Do you want to live or die?

— 巴克劳 (2019)

和别的地方没什么区别有人活的地方都一样呗,呵呵

It’s not much different from anywhere else. Wherever people live, it’s all pretty much the same, huh? Heh.

— 密阳 (2007)

你不给我活路我也不让你活

If you won't let me live, I won't let you live either.

— 卧虎藏龙 (2000)

她不会活太久。

She won’t live much longer.

别让丧气鬼再活过来

Don't let that downer come back to life.

— Deep Sea (2023)

那天晚上在市场碰到我有没有突然觉得自己又活过来了

When you ran into me at the market that night, did you suddenly feel alive again?

— 分手的决心 (2022)

她还“活”着吗?

Is she still “alive”?

— 烈日灼人 (1994)

我也不让他活

I won't let him live either.

— 黑社会 (2005)

我每时每刻都在为你而活。

I live every moment for you.

这样我们还有活的希望

This way, we still have hope of survival.

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

你不想活也得活

Even if you don't want to live, you have to.

— 活着 (1994)

我要活

I want to live.

— 守夜人 (2004)

那就活吧

Then live.

— 守夜人 (2004)

死者知道他们未曾完整活过也未曾因死亡而停止

The dead know that they never fully lived, nor did death bring them to an end.

— 海德尔 (2014)

想活

I want to live.

— 满江红 (2023)

老婆活过来

My wife came back to life.

— 喜剧之王 (1999)

不喝水可以活三天

You can survive for three days without drinking water.

— 绝境盟约 (2023)

给病人估计还能活六个月

The patient is estimated to have six months left to live.

— 好家伙 (1990)

你答应我,要好好的活

You promised me you’d take good care of yourself.

— 英雄 (2002)

如果不快乐活再久又有什么用呢?

If you're not happy, what good is living longer?

— 大鱼海棠 (2016)

你们两个活不了了

You two are dead.

— 满江红 (2023)

没有食物可以活三周

Without food, you can live for three weeks.

— 绝境盟约 (2023)

不过你我也不是越活越年轻

But neither of us is getting any younger.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

对我来说,没她我照样活

As far as I'm concerned, I can live just fine without her.

— 落水狗 (1992)

看来活不成了

Looks like I’m not going to make it.

— 黑社会 (2005)

还好活过来了

Luckily, I pulled through.

— SoulMate (2016)

人就活一张脸

A person’s entire life is about saving face.

— 后来的我们 (2018)

我知道我没有能力帮助这个可怜的女人她最多只能活一个月了

I know I’m not able to help this poor woman. She has at most one month left to live.

— 摩托日记 (2004)

她真还“活”着?

Is she really still “alive”?

— 烈日灼人 (1994)

你活不久了,莎婷

You don't have much longer to live, Shating.

— 红磨坊 (2001)

我不会参加的谁想活那么久?

I’m not going. Who wants to live that long?

— 潜水钟与蝴蝶 (2007)

嗨,我还活着可是不知道会活多久

Hi, I’m still alive, but I don’t know how long I’ll live.

— 搏击俱乐部 (1999)

我们还活不活了?

Are we going to survive this?

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)

我很高兴可以活到现在

I’m very happy to have made it this far.

— 东京物语 (1953)

你们是为明天活吧

You guys are living for tomorrow, right?

— 孤胆特工 (2010)

奶奶怕是活不到十二年了

I'm afraid Grandma won't live another twelve years.

— 洗澡 (1999)

你年轻,你强壮你可以活的很好

You're young and strong, so you can live a good life.

— 恶魔 (1955)

活在这里

Live here

— 空之境界 第五章 矛盾螺旋 (2008)

再坚持自己还没活明白

Keep insisting when you still haven’t figured life out.

— Deep Sea (2023)

如果他们照我说的去做他们仍然会活的好好的

If they do what I say, they'll still be doing just fine.

— 落水狗 (1992)

一个人只能活七十岁左右。

A person can only live for about seventy years.

我再活一次的话也许会有什么不一样

If I got to live my life over, maybe things would be different.

— 一一 (2000)

活一天赚一天

Every day I’m alive is a bonus.

— 伯纳德行动 (2007)

就要双倍地活

Then I’ll live twice as fully.

— 穆那大哥做医生 (2003)

这根本活不过来了

There’s no way it’s going to survive.

— 小偷家族 (2018)

人没有空气可以活三分钟

A person can survive for three minutes without air.

— 绝境盟约 (2023)

我可没白活,不是么?

I haven't lived in vain, have I?

— 从海底出击 (1981)

他们活的很好,

They're doing very well.

— 蒲公英 (1985)

那就是活太好了

That just means the work is too good.

— 水瓶座 (2016)

你肯定活不成了

You definitely won't make it.

— 小萝莉的猴神大叔 (2015)

想活的话就使劲跑吧

If you want to live, run as fast as you can.

— 孤胆特工 (2010)

noun Uncommon #8,326
work, job Often refers to a task or piece of work, especially practical or manual work.
CH: 我今天有很多活要干。
EN: I have a lot of work to do today.

有一份活

There’s a job.

— 乔乔的异想世界 (2019)

然后我清楚这不会是件轻松活

And I knew this wouldn’t be easy.

— 芭萨提的颜色 (2006)

你早就该多干点活了

You should have done more work a long time ago.

— 办公室的故事 (1977)

煤矿那个活

That job at the coal mine

— 三峡好人 (2006)

人家晓玲帮你们把活都干完了

Xiaoling did all the work for you guys.

— Hi, Mom (2021)

取活去!

Go find some work!

— 霸王别姬 (1993)

想给他点儿活好吧但是去哪儿?

I’d like to give him some work, sure, but where do we go?

— 瓦塞浦黑帮(上) (2012)

我还有活干

I still have work to do.

— 白丝带 (2009)

船员们干完活才会领到工钱。

The crew only get paid after they've finished the job.

起来干点活

Get up and do some work.

— 莫斯科不相信眼泪 (1980)

我这周干了很多活。

I did a lot of work this week.

这种活根本不该是我干的

This kind of work is absolutely not something I should be doing.

— 黄飞鸿之一:壮志凌云 (1991)

我还有活要干

I still have work to do.

— 白丝带 (2009)

先把活干了

Get the work done first.

— 再见列宁 (2003)

问哥,你穿成这样,干不了活的

Bro, dressed like that, you won't be able to work.

— 叶问 (2008)

我看你什么活都肯接,是吧?

I see you’ll take on any job, huh?

我还没干完活呢

I haven't finished my work yet.

— 白丝带 (2009)

adjective Rare #28,401
alive; living Describes someone or something that is not dead.
CH: 这是一只活兔子。
EN: This is a live rabbit.

有活着的么

Is anyone still alive?

— 安德烈·卢布廖夫 (1966)

那个老人,这么说吧,是一本活字典。

That old man is, so to speak, a living dictionary.

他就是所谓的活字典。

He is what you would call a living dictionary.

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