命
mìng
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
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Examples
你不要命啦！
nǐ bù yào mìng la！
Are you nuts?
我救了你一命。
wǒ jiù le nǐ yī mìng。
I saved your life.
Words with this character
生命 shēng mìng life命运 mìng yùn fate命令 mìng lìng order革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven救命 jiù mìng to save sb's life拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost使命 shǐ mìng mission致命 zhì mìng fatal命名 mìng míng to give a name to性命 xìng mìng life任命 rèn mìng to appoint要命 yào mìng to cause sb's death寿命 shòu mìng life span命题 mìng tí proposition相依为命 xiāng yī wéi mìng mutually dependent for life生命线 shēng mìng xiàn lifeline没命 méi mìng to lose one's life生命危险 shēng mìng wēi xiǎn risk to one's life长命 cháng mìng long-lived法国大革命 Fǎ guó Dà gé mìng French Revolution天命 Tiān mìng Mandate of Heaven保命 bǎo mìng to preserve one's life奔命 bēn mìng to rush about on errands