living creature; animal; animate being
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
living creature; living thing
informalA broad term referring to any living creature. It can refer to animals, and sometimes to people (often used to imply a lack of respect or to stress 'aliveness' rather than inanimate objects). The suffix '儿' (huówùr) is common in spoken language.
Cǎo草
cóng丛
lǐ里
yǒu有
shén什
me么
huó活
wù物
zài在
dòng动
。
Something alive is moving in the grass.
Zhè这
dì地
fang方
sǐ死
qì气
chén沉
chén沉
de的
，
yī一
gè个
huó活
wù物
dōu都
kàn看
bu不
jiàn见
。
This place is lifeless; you can't see a single living thing.
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Bié别
xià吓
hu唬
nà那
huó活
wù物
r儿
le了
。
Don't frighten that poor creature.
Zài在
zhè这
gè个
dǎo岛
shàng上
，
chú除
le了
wǒ我
men们
jǐ几
gè个
，
jiù就
méi没
yǒu有
bié别
de的
huó活
wù物
le了
。
On this island, aside from the few of us, there are no other living beings.