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title: "Jihuo Meaning: 激活 (jīhuó) Means “to activate”"
description: "激活 (jīhuó) means “to activate”. Hear its tones, see what 激 and 活 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jihuo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 激活 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

激活 jīhuó

## to activate

## Its characters

1. 激 jī to stir up
2. 活 huó to live

## In a sentence

新卡需要激活后才能使用。 The new card has to be activated before it can be used.

[More about 激活](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%BF%80%E6%B4%BB)

## More words with 激 or 活

- [刺激 cìjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciji)
- [存活 cúnhuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cunhuo)
- [复活 fùhuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuhuo)
- [干活 gànhuó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganhuo)
- [感激 gǎnjī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganji)
- [活动 huódòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huodong)
- [活力 huólì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huoli)
- [活泼 huópō](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huopo)
- [活跃 huóyuè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huoyue)
- [激动 jīdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jidong)

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