How to say “lively” in Chinese
lively, energetic
“Lively” in Chinese is 活泼, huó pō: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
活泼 is read huó pō: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “活泼”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “lively” in Chinese?
“Lively” in Chinese is 活泼, pinyin huópō.
What does 活泼 mean?
活泼 (huópō) means “lively, energetic”.
How do you write 活泼?
活泼 is 2 characters: 活 (huó) — live; alive; 泼 (pō) — splash; lively, bold. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 活泼?
活泼 is read huópō. Tones: huó — second tone, pō — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“lively” in the lesson “What's he like?”
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