dà shì. Marriage is an important event in one’s life.
hún 浑 TRAD 渾 ADJ 1 muddy 2 whole, all over
húnshēn 浑身 [modif: 浑 all over + 身 body] ADJ from head to foot, all over the body 浑身疼痛 húnshēn
téngtòng ache all over
hùn 混 V mix up ■ 这两个词发音相同，意思不 同，你别把它们混起来。Zhè liǎng ge cí fāyīn
xiāngtóng, yìsi bù tóng, nǐ bié bǎ tāmen hùn qǐlai. These two words have the same pronunciation,
but different meanings. Do not mix them up.
hùnhé 混合 [comp: 混 mix up + 合 combine] V mix, blend, mingle
hùnluàn 混乱 [comp: 混 mix up + 乱 chaos] ADJ chaotic, confused
hùn wéi yì tán 混为一谈 IDIOM lump different things together, fail to make distinction between different
things
hùnxiáo 混淆 V confuse, eliminate differences in order to confuse 混淆是非 hùnxiáo shìfēi confuse right and
wrong
hùnzhuó 混浊 ADJ muddy, turbid
huó 活 V be alive ■ 很多中国人只吃活鱼，不吃 死鱼。Hěn duō Zhōngguórén zhǐ chī huó yú, bù chī
sǐ yú. Many Chinese only eat live (→ freshly caught) fish, not dead ones.
huódòng 活动 [comp: 活 alive + 动 move] V & N do physical exercise, move about; activity, purposeful
action ■ 他每天起床后，先在花园里活动 活动，再吃早饭。Tā měi tiān qǐchuáng hòu, xiān zài
huāyuán li huódòng huódòng, zài chī zǎofàn. Every day after getting up he does a bit of exercise in
the garden before having breakfast. 参加活动 cānjiā huódòng participate in an activity
huógāi 活该 IDIOM serve one right
huólì 活力 [comp: 活 alive + 力 force] N vitality, vigor
huópo 活泼 ADJ lively, vivacious ■ 她性格活泼， 爱交朋友，到处受欢迎。Tā xìnggé huópo, ài jiāo
péngyou, dàochù shòu huānyíng. She is vivacious by nature and likes to make friends, so she is
popular wherever she goes.
huór 活儿 N work, job ■ 这活儿不容易，你干得 了吗？Zhè huór bù róngyì, nǐ gàn de liǎo ma? This
job is not easy. Can you manage it? ■ 没有适当的 工具，这活儿没法干。Méiyǒu shìdàng de
gōngjù, zhè huór méi fǎ gàn. This job can’t be done without the proper tools. 干活儿 gàn huór work,
do a job
NOTE: 活儿 huór and 干活儿 gàn huór are very colloquial, and usually refer to manual work.huóyuè 活跃 [comp: 活 alive + 跃 leap, jump] ADJ active, brisk ■ 这两天股票市场十分活跃。 Zhè
liǎng tiān gǔpiào shìchǎng shífēn huóyuè. The share market is very brisk these days.
huǒ 火 N fire ■ 生了火，房间里就暖和了。Shēngle huǒ, fángjiān li jiù nuǎnhuo le. After a fire was
lit, the room became warm. 着火 zháo huǒ catch fire, be caught on fire ■ 着 火了！着火了！Zháo
huǒ le! Zháo huǒ le! Fire! Fire!
huǒchái 火柴 [modif: 火 fire + 柴 wood] N match (根 gēn, 盒 hé) ■“你有火柴吗？”“没有，我有
打火机。”“Nǐ yǒu huǒchái ma?” “Méiyǒu, wǒ yǒu dǎhuǒjī.” “Have you got a match?” “No, but
I’ve got a cigarette lighter.” 划火柴 huá huǒchái strike a match / 火柴盒 huǒchái hé a matchbox
huǒchē 火车 [modif: 火 fire + 车 vehicle] N train (辆 liàng, 列 liè) ■ 我们坐火车到北京去。Wǒmen
zuò huǒchē dào Běijīng qù. We’ll go to Beijing by train. ■ 上海来的火车晚上八点二十五分到
达。Shànghǎi lái de huǒchē wǎnshang bā diǎn èrshíwǔ fēn dàodá. The train from Shanghai
arrives at 8:25 in the evening. 火车站 huǒchē zhàn railway station / 火车票 huǒchē piào train ticket / 火
车时刻表 huǒchē shíkè biǎo railway timetable
huǒjiàn 火箭 [modif: 火 fire + 箭 arrow] N rocket (枚 méi) 发射火箭 fāshè huǒjiàn launch a rocket
huǒshān 火山 [modif: 火 fire + 山 mountain] N volcano (座 zuò) 火山爆发 huǒshān bàofā the eruption of a
volcano / 活火山 huó huǒshān active volcano / 死火 山 sǐ huǒshān dormant volcano
huǒyàn 火焰 N flame 熊熊火焰 xióngxióng huǒyàn raging flames