No. 387 in Russian
жить
To live.
In a sentence
Он живёт в большом доме.
He lives in a big house.
'Жить' is used to describe someone's place of residence or habitation.
Чтобы жить, нужно дышать.
To live, one must breathe.
'Жить' relates to the essential act of being alive.
Она хочет жить счастливо.
She wants to live happily.
'Жить' denotes experiencing life in a particular manner or state.
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