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活躍

简活跃 · 繁活躍

Mandarin · pinyin huó yuè

active
lively
excited
to enliven
to brighten up

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活: huó · live, exist, survive; lively
躍: Look up this written character
跃: yuè · skip, jump, frolic

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2–4 · huo2 yue4

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wut6 joek3 · wut6 joek6

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adj

brisk; active; dynamic; lively

verb

(intransitive) to be active; to be dynamic; to be lively
(transitive) to liven up; to enliven; to animate; to invigorate

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