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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
过 guò	过 \| 过* \| *过	to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-	過 HSK 1


住 zhù	住 \| 住* \| *住	to live / to dwell / to stay / to reside / to stop / (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)	HSK 1


生活 shēnghuó	生活 \| 生活* \| *生活	to live / life / livelihood	HSK 2


活 huó	活 \| 活* \| *活	to live / alive / living / work / workmanship	HSK 3


直播 zhíbō	直播 \| 直播* \| *直播	(TV, radio) to broadcast live / live broadcast / (Internet) to livestream / (agriculture) direct seeding	HSK 3


居住 jūzhù	居住 \| 居住* \| *居住	to reside / to dwell / to live in a place / resident in	HSK 4


上门 shàngmén	上门 \| 上门* \| *上门	to drop in / to visit / to lock a door / (of a shop) to close / to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family	上門 HSK 4


享受 xiǎngshòu	享受 \| 享受* \| *享受	to enjoy / to live it up / pleasure / CL: 種｜种	HSK 5


长寿 chángshòu	长寿 \| 长寿* \| *长寿	longevity / long-lived	長壽 HSK 5


实践 shíjiàn	实践 \| 实践* \| *实践	practice / to put into practice / to live up to (a promise) / to carry out (a project)	實踐 HSK 6


实况 shíkuàng	实况 \| 实况* \| *实况	live (e.g. broadcast or recording) / what is actually happening / scene / the real situation	實況 HSK 7-9


辜负 gūfù	辜负 \| 辜负* \| *辜负	to fail to live up (to expectations) / unworthy (of trust) / to let down / to betray (hopes) / to disappoint	辜負 HSK 7-9


生机 shēngjī	生机 \| 生机* \| *生机	opportunity to live; hope of success / vigor; vitality	生機 HSK 7-9


鲜活 xiānhuó	鲜活 \| 鲜活* \| *鲜活	vivid; lively / (of food ingredients) live or fresh	鮮活 HSK 7-9


作客 zuòkè	作客 \| 作客* \| *作客	to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn	HSK 7-9


节衣缩食 jiéyīsuōshí	节衣缩食 \| 节衣缩食* \| *节衣缩食	to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally	節衣縮食 HSK 7-9


过日子 guòrìzi	过日子 \| 过日子* \| *过日子	to live one's life / to pass one's days / to get along	過日子 HSK 7-9


处 chǔ	处 \| 处* \| *处	to reside / to live / to dwell / to be in / to be situated at / to stay / to get along with / to be in a position of / to deal with / to discipline / to punish	處


遐心 xiáxīn	遐心 \| 遐心* \| *遐心	the wish to abandon or keep aloof / the desire to live in retirement


生息 shēngxī	生息 \| 生息* \| *生息	to inhabit / to live (in a habitat)


抵足而眠 dǐzú'érmián	抵足而眠 \| 抵足而眠* \| *抵足而眠	lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship


万岁 wànsuì	万岁 \| 万岁* \| *万岁	Long live (the king, the revolution etc)! / Your Majesty / His Majesty	萬歲


伯乐 Bólè	伯乐 \| 伯乐* \| *伯乐	Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent	伯樂


借命 jièmìng	借命 \| 借命* \| *借命	to live out a pointless existence


求生 qiúshēng	求生 \| 求生* \| *求生	to seek survival / to possess the will to live


CJB C J B	CJB \| CJB* \| *CJB	(Internet slang) doesn't live up to the hype


安居 ānjū	安居 \| 安居* \| *安居	to settle down / to live peacefully


隆中 Lóngzhōng	隆中 \| 隆中* \| *隆中	scenic area near Xiangyang 襄陽｜襄阳 in Hubei, known as the secluded mountainous location where Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮 lived as a young man


蓬莱 Pénglái	蓬莱 \| 蓬莱* \| *蓬莱	(Chinese mythology) Penglai, one of three fabled islands in the Bohai sea, where immortals were said to live; (by extension) fairyland	蓬萊


离世 líshì	离世 \| 离世* \| *离世	(archaic) to live in seclusion / to pass away	離世


居家 jūjiā	居家 \| 居家* \| *居家	to live at home / to stay at home / home (schooling etc) / in-home (care etc) / household (repairs etc) / living (environment etc)


进城 jìnchéng	进城 \| 进城* \| *进城	to go to town / to enter a big city (to live or work)	進城


秀场 xiùchǎng	秀场 \| 秀场* \| *秀场	live show venue	秀場


蜗居 wōjū	蜗居 \| 蜗居* \| *蜗居	humble abode / to live (in a tiny, cramped space)	蝸居


栖 qī	栖 \| 栖* \| *栖	to perch / to rest (of birds) / to dwell / to live / to stay	棲


散居 sǎnjū	散居 \| 散居* \| *散居	(of a group of people) to live scattered over an area


玉兔 yùtù	玉兔 \| 玉兔* \| *玉兔	the Jade Hare (legendary rabbit said to live in the Moon) / the Moon


量入为出 liàngrùwéichū	量入为出 \| 量入为出* \| *量入为出	to assess one's income and spend accordingly (idiom); to live within one's means / You can only spend what you earn.	量入為出


火线 huǒxiàn	火线 \| 火线* \| *火线	firing line (battle) / live electrical wire	火線


隐居 yǐnjū	隐居 \| 隐居* \| *隐居	to live in seclusion	隱居


苟且偷生 gǒuqiětōushēng	苟且偷生 \| 苟且偷生* \| *苟且偷生	to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence


分家 fēnjiā	分家 \| 分家* \| *分家	to separate and live apart / division of a large family into smaller groups


带电 dàidiàn	带电 \| 带电* \| *带电	to be electrified; to be charged; to be live	帶電


走地盘 zǒudìpán	走地盘 \| 走地盘* \| *走地盘	live betting / in-play wagering	走地盤


侗族 Dòngzú	侗族 \| 侗族* \| *侗族	Kam people, who live mostly in southern China and in the north of Laos and Vietnam


寄人篱下 jìrénlíxià	寄人篱下 \| 寄人篱下* \| *寄人篱下	to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity	寄人籬下


独处 dúchǔ	独处 \| 独处* \| *独处	to live alone / to spend time alone (or with a significant other)	獨處


船民 chuánmín	船民 \| 船民* \| *船民	people who live and make a living on boats


分居 fēnjū	分居 \| 分居* \| *分居	to separate (married couple) / to live apart (of husband and wife, family members)


同居 tóngjū	同居 \| 同居* \| *同居	to live together / to cohabit


享年 xiǎngnián	享年 \| 享年* \| *享年	to live to the (ripe) age of


永生 yǒngshēng	永生 \| 永生* \| *永生	to live forever / eternal life / all one's life


寄生 jìshēng	寄生 \| 寄生* \| *寄生	to live in or on another organism as a parasite / to live by taking advantage of others / parasitism / parasitic


寄居 jìjū	寄居 \| 寄居* \| *寄居	to live away from home


活体 huótǐ	活体 \| 活体* \| *活体	living body / live specimen	活體


生猪 shēngzhū	生猪 \| 生猪* \| *生猪	live pig; pig on the hoof	生豬


越冬 yuèdōng	越冬 \| 越冬* \| *越冬	to pass the winter / to overwinter / to live through the winter


退隐 tuìyǐn	退隐 \| 退隐* \| *退隐	to withdraw from the fray and live in seclusion / to retire	退隱


长生不老 chángshēngbùlǎo	长生不老 \| 长生不老* \| *长生不老	(idiom) to live forever and never grow old	長生不老


插队 chāduì	插队 \| 插队* \| *插队	to cut in line / to jump a queue / to live on a rural community (during the Cultural Revolution)	插隊


苟活 gǒuhuó	苟活 \| 苟活* \| *苟活	to live without dignity; to barely sustain oneself


拉练 lāliàn	拉练 \| 拉练* \| *拉练	(military) to undergo field training (camping, bivouacking, route marching, live fire practice etc) / (sports) to get into peak condition by competing overseas	拉練


相安无事 xiāng'ānwúshì	相安无事 \| 相安无事* \| *相安无事	(idiom) to live together in harmony	相安無事


痛不欲生 tòngbùyùshēng	痛不欲生 \| 痛不欲生* \| *痛不欲生	to be so in pain as to not want to live / to be so grieved as to wish one were dead


同堂 tóngtáng	同堂 \| 同堂* \| *同堂	to live under the same roof (of different generations)


归隐 guīyǐn	归隐 \| 归隐* \| *归隐	to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion	歸隱


拾得 Shídé	拾得 \| 拾得* \| *拾得	Shide, Tang Buddhist poet who lived at the Guoqing Temple on Mt Tiantai 天台山


春梦 chūnmèng	春梦 \| 春梦* \| *春梦	spring dream / short-lived illusion / erotic dream	春夢


安居乐业 ānjūlèyè	安居乐业 \| 安居乐业* \| *安居乐业	to live in peace and work happily (idiom)	安居樂業


白头偕老 báitóuxiélǎo	白头偕老 \| 白头偕老* \| *白头偕老	(idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions	白頭偕老


实景 shíjǐng	实景 \| 实景* \| *实景	real scene (not set up or posed) / real location (not a film studio set or theater) / live action (not animation)	實景


省吃俭用 shěngchījiǎnyòng	省吃俭用 \| 省吃俭用* \| *省吃俭用	to live frugally	省吃儉用


隐逸 yǐnyì	隐逸 \| 隐逸* \| *隐逸	to live in seclusion / reclusive / hermit / recluse	隱逸


入赘 rùzhuì	入赘 \| 入赘* \| *入赘	to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family	入贅


明厨亮灶 míngchúliàngzào	明厨亮灶 \| 明厨亮灶* \| *明厨亮灶	"transparent kitchen" – a kitchen (in a restaurant, school cafeteria etc) in which food preparation processes are made visible to customers (by means of transparent glass, live video etc) to promote hygiene and ensure accountability in food safety practices	明廚亮灶


歌台 gētái	歌台 \| 歌台* \| *歌台	boisterous live show held during the Ghost Festival 中元節｜中元节 in Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia


昙花一现 tánhuāyīxiàn	昙花一现 \| 昙花一现* \| *昙花一现	lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once / flash in the pan (idiom) / short-lived	曇花一現


名不虚传 míngbùxūchuán	名不虚传 \| 名不虚传* \| *名不虚传	(idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved	名不虛傳


虚岁 xūsuì	虚岁 \| 虚岁* \| *虚岁	one's age, according to the traditional Chinese method of reckoning (i.e. the number of Chinese calendar years in which one has lived) – In this system, a person's age at birth is one, and increases by one at the beginning of the first solar term 立春 each year, rather than on one's birthday. / contrasted with 實歲｜实岁	虛歲


短命 duǎnmìng	短命 \| 短命* \| *短命	to die young / short-lived


试婚 shìhūn	试婚 \| 试婚* \| *试婚	trial marriage / to live together before deciding whether to marry	試婚


独居 dújū	独居 \| 独居* \| *独居	to live alone / to live a solitary existence	獨居


种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 zhòngguādéguā, zhòngdòudédòu	种瓜…得豆 \| 种瓜…得豆* \| *种瓜…得豆	lit. Sow melon and you get melon, sow beans and you get beans (idiom); fig. As you sow, so shall you reap. / One must live with the consequences of one's actions. / You've made your bed, now must lie on it.	種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆


百年好合 bǎiniánhǎohé	百年好合 \| 百年好合* \| *百年好合	may you live a long and happy life together (wedding greeting)


招亲 zhāoqīn	招亲 \| 招亲* \| *招亲	to invite the groom (who will live with the bride's family) / to take a wife by one's own choice	招親


存亡 cúnwáng	存亡 \| 存亡* \| *存亡	to live or die / to exist or perish


倒插门 dàochāmén	倒插门 \| 倒插门* \| *倒插门	to marry and live with the bride's family (inverting traditional Chinese expectations)	倒插門


实弹 shídàn	实弹 \| 实弹* \| *实弹	live ammunition	實彈


守寡 shǒuguǎ	守寡 \| 守寡* \| *守寡	to live as widow / to observe widowhood


天各一方 tiāngèyīfāng	天各一方 \| 天各一方* \| *天各一方	(of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other


鬼混 guǐhùn	鬼混 \| 鬼混* \| *鬼混	to hang around / to fool around / to live aimlessly


单过 dānguò	单过 \| 单过* \| *单过	to live independently / to live on one's own	單過


偷生 tōushēng	偷生 \| 偷生* \| *偷生	to live without purpose


享福 xiǎngfú	享福 \| 享福* \| *享福	to live comfortably / happy and prosperous life


养尊处优 yǎngzūnchǔyōu	养尊处优 \| 养尊处优* \| *养尊处优	to live like a prince (idiom)	養尊處優


打嘴 dǎzuǐ	打嘴 \| 打嘴* \| *打嘴	to slap sb's face / to slap one's own face / fig. to fail to live up to a boast


栖身 qīshēn	栖身 \| 栖身* \| *栖身	to stay at / to live in (temporarily)	棲身


不负众望 bùfùzhòngwàng	不负众望 \| 不负众望* \| *不负众望	to live up to expectations (idiom)	不負眾望


名不副实 míngbùfùshí	名不副实 \| 名不副实* \| *名不副实	the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact / Reality does not live up to the name. / Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.	名不副實


万寿无疆 wànshòuwújiāng	万寿无疆 \| 万寿无疆* \| *万寿无疆	may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom) / long may you live	萬壽無疆

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