Writing
激活 (jī huó) — how to say "activate" in Chinese
激活
Activate
verb
Character composition
激
to stimulate
活
alive
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
Collocations
激活账户
jīhuó zhànghù
activate an account
一键激活
yí jiàn jīhuó
one-click activation
激活新卡
jīhuó xīn kǎ
activate a new card
Examples
你需要激活这个软件才能使用它。
You need to activate this software to use it.
请激活这个账户。
Please activate this account.
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Frequently asked questions
Activate in Chinese meaning
"activate" in Chinese is 激活 (jī huó).
激活 meaning in English
激活 (jī huó) means "Activate".
How is 激活 pronounced?
It is pronounced jī huó (written as ji huo, jihuo). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "activate" in Chinese characters?
It is written 激活: 激 has 16 strokes, 活 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 激活?
激活 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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