命
Character
life (as in 生命)
Meaning
mìng
ming4- life (as in 生命)
- fate, the things that will happen to you (as in 命运)
- an order someone gives you (as in 命令)
Examples
这是老师的命令。
zhè shì lǎo shī de mìng lìng
This is the teacher's order.
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生命很重要。
shēng mìng hěn zhòng yào
Life is very important.
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他的命很好。
tā de mìng hěn hǎo
His fate is very good.
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Words with 命
See all 229 →命运mìng yùnthe things that will happen in a person's life, which they cannot changeWordHSK 3命令mìng lìngan order; words that tell someone they must do somethingWordHSK 5命名mìng míngto give a name to a person, place, or thingWordHSK 7–9命题mìng tía statement in math or logic that can be true or falseWordHSK 7–9命中mìng zhòngto hit (a target)Word命危mìng wēi(medicine) in a critical conditionWord命大mìng dàlucky (to have escaped death or serious injury)Word命定mìng dìngto be predestinedWord命根mìng gēnlifebloodWord命案mìng ànhomicide caseWord命理mìng lǐthe traditional Chinese study of fate and fortune, using methods such as birth-date analysis, physiognomy, name analysis, feng shui etc; fortune-telling based on these methodsWord命盘mìng pánnatal chart (astrology)Word