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| Pronunciation |
: |
mìng |
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| Meaning |
: |
- life. (n)
- fate; destiny. (n)
- order; commandation. (n)
- order; command. (v)
- assign (a name, title, etc). (v)
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| Radical |
: |
口 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
命 |
| Usage |
: |
38.7% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
|
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: |
case involving the killing of a person; homicide case |
| 9. |
|
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: |
save sb.’s life; help |
| 10. |
|
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: |
be supposed to; receive orders |
Sentences:
| 1. He saved my life at the risk of losing his own. |
| tā |
mào |
zhe |
shēng |
mìng |
wēi |
xiǎn |
jiù |
le |
wǒ |
de |
xìng |
mìng |
。 |
| 他 |
冒 |
着 |
生 |
命 |
危 |
险 |
救 |
了 |
我 |
的 |
性 |
命 |
。 |
|
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 冒 |
: |
risk |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 生命 |
: |
life |
| 危险 |
: |
danger |
| 救 |
: |
save |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 我的 |
: |
my |
| 性命 |
: |
life |
|
| 2. He must have been leading a charmed life! |
| tā |
de |
mìng |
zhēn |
hǎo |
! |
| 他 |
的 |
命 |
真 |
好 |
! |
|
|
|
|
| 他的 |
: |
his |
| 命 |
: |
fate; destiny |
| 真 |
: |
very |
| 好 |
: |
good |
|
| 3. Money is his god. |
| qián |
jiù |
shì |
tā |
de |
mìng |
。 |
| 钱 |
就 |
是 |
他 |
的 |
命 |
。 |
|
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| 钱 |
: |
money |
| 就是 |
: |
emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated |
| 他的 |
: |
his |
| 命 |
: |
life |
|
| 4. He shouted for help. |
| tā |
dà |
hǎn |
jiù |
mìng |
。 |
| 他 |
大 |
喊 |
救 |
命 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 大喊 |
: |
shout |
| 救命 |
: |
help |
|
| 5. Soldiers are expected to obey their orders without question. |
| jūn |
rén |
yīng |
dāng |
jué |
duì |
fú |
cóng |
mìng |
lìng |
。 |
| 军 |
人 |
应 |
当 |
绝 |
对 |
服 |
从 |
命 |
令 |
。 |
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|
| 军人 |
: |
soldier |
| 应当 |
: |
should |
| 绝对 |
: |
absolutely |
| 服从 |
: |
obey |
| 命令 |
: |
order |
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