# 鲜活 (xiānhuó)

In Mandarin Chinese, 鲜活 (xiānhuó) means “vivid and lively; live and fresh”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: vivid and lively; live and fresh
- Pinyin: xiānhuó (xian1 huo2)
- Traditional: 鮮活
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这本小说里的人物非常鲜活。
  Zhè běn xiǎoshuō lǐ de rénwù fēicháng xiānhuó.
  The characters in this novel are very vivid.

## Characters

- [鲜](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-fresh/) (xiān): fresh; tasty
- [活](https://hanziro.com/word/huo-live/) (huó): to live; alive

https://hanziro.com/word/xian-huo-vivid-and-lively/

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