Character

命 mìng

life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

HSK 4 #258

抗命 kàng mìng	against orders; to disobey; to refuse to accept orders
饶命 ráo mìng	to spare sb's life
命中率 mìng zhòng lǜ	hit rate; scoring rate
生命线 shēng mìng xiàn	lifeline
命根 mìng gēn	lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes most in life; (coll.) family jewels (male genitals)
命脉 mìng mài	lifeline
拚命 pàn mìng	see 拼命[pin1 ming4]
疲于奔命 pí yú bēn mìng	(idiom) terribly busy; up to one's ears in work
苦命 kǔ mìng	hard lot; bitter fate; unfortunate
命苦 mìng kǔ	to be born under an ill star
狠命 hěn mìng	exerting all one's strength
殒命 yǔn mìng	to die; to perish
草菅人命 cǎo jiān rén mìng	to have disregard for human life (idiom)
催命 cuī mìng	to press sb to death; fig. to pressurize sb continually
授命 shòu mìng	to give orders
革命家 gé mìng jiā	a revolutionary
命相 mìng xiàng	horoscope
奔命 bēn mìng	to rush about on errands; to be kept on the run
安身立命 ān shēn lì mìng	settle down and get on with one's pursuit
宿命论 sù mìng lùn	fatalism; fatalistic
文化大革命 wén huà dà gé mìng	Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
玩儿命 wán r mìng	to gamble with life; to take reckless risks
绝命书 jué mìng shū	suicide note
谋财害命 móu cái hài mìng	to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
复命 fù mìng	to report on completion of a mission; debriefing

Previous Next