拼命
pīn mìng
HSK level: HSK 7–9
Meaning
to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
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拼命地跑
Pīn mìng de pǎo
Run like your life depends on it.
可能你工作得太拼命？
Kě néng nǐ gōng zuò dé tài pīn mìng?
Maybe you're working too hard.
汤姆拼命地忍住笑声。
Tāng mǔ pīn mìng de rěn zhù xiào shēng.
Tom was trying hard not to laugh out loud.