命 mìng

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

HSK 4 #258

DEFINITIONS

  • life
  • destiny, fate, luck
  • an order, instruction
  • life
  • fate
  • order or command
  • to assign a name, title etc

STROKES

WORDS

以人名命名 yǐ rén míng mìng míng to name sth after a person; named after; eponymous
任命状 rèn mìng zhuàng certificate of appointment (to government office)
任命狀 rèn mìng zhuàng certificate of appointment (to government office)
保命 bǎo mìng to save one's life; to survive
候命 hòu mìng to await orders; to be on call
借命 jiè mìng to live out a pointless existence
償命 cháng mìng to pay with one's life
光荣革命 guāng róng gé mìng Glorious Revolution (England, 1688)
光榮革命 guāng róng gé mìng Glorious Revolution (England, 1688)
克他命 kè tā mìng ketamine (loanword)
八字命理 bā zì mìng lǐ divination based on the eight characters of one's birth date
八宝山革命公墓 bā bǎo shān gé mìng gōng mù Mt Babao Revolutionary Cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing
八寶山革命公墓 bā bǎo shān gé mìng gōng mù Mt Babao Revolutionary Cemetery in Haidian district of Beijing
冒生命危险 mào shēng mìng wēi xiǎn to risk one's life
冒生命危險 mào shēng mìng wēi xiǎn to risk one's life
十月革命 shí yuè gé mìng October Revolution
半条命 bàn tiáo mìng half a life; only half alive; barely alive; (scared, beaten etc) half to death
半條命 bàn tiáo mìng half a life; only half alive; barely alive; (scared, beaten etc) half to death
反革命宣传煽动罪 fǎn gé mìng xuān chuán shān dòng zuì the crime of instigating counterrevolutionary propaganda
反革命宣傳煽動罪 fǎn gé mìng xuān chuán shān dòng zuì the crime of instigating counterrevolutionary propaganda
受命于天 shòu mìng yú tiān to become Emperor by the grace of Heaven; to "receive the Mandate of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
受洗命名 shòu xǐ mìng míng to be christened
命不久已 mìng bù jiǔ yǐ at death's door
命中注定 mìng zhōng zhù dìng decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated
命中註定 mìng zhōng zhù dìng decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated
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