从命
cóng mìng
Pinyin

Definition

从命
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cóng mìng
  1. to obey an order
  2. to comply
  3. to do sb's bidding
  4. to do as requested

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

mìng
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 fate
  3. 3 order or command
  4. 4 to assign a name, title etc
mìng yùn
  1. 1 fate
  2. 2 destiny
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo]
gé mìng
  1. 1 revolution
  2. 2 revolutionary (politics)
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
rén mìng
  1. 1 human life
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]
shǐ mìng
  1. 1 mission
  2. 2 long-term task to which one devotes oneself
  3. 3 a calling
cháng mìng
  1. 1 to pay with one's life
mìng zhòng
  1. 1 to hit (a target)
mìng lìng
  1. 1 order
  2. 2 command
  3. 3 CL:道[dào],個|个[gè]
mìng míng
  1. 1 to give a name to
  2. 2 to dub
  3. 3 to christen
  4. 4 to designate
  5. 5 named after
  6. 6 naming
mìng kǔ
  1. 1 to be born under an ill star
mìng tí
  1. 1 proposition (logic, math.)
  2. 2 to assign an essay topic
shòu mìng
  1. 1 life span
  2. 2 life expectancy
  3. 3 lifetime (of a machine)
Tiān mìng
  1. 1 Mandate of Heaven
  2. 2 destiny
  3. 3 fate
  4. 4 one's life span
sù mìng
  1. 1 predestination
  2. 2 karma
pīn mìng
  1. 1 to do one's utmost
  2. 2 with all one's might
  3. 3 at all costs
  4. 4 (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
jiù mìng
  1. 1 to save sb's life
  2. 2 (interj.) Help!
  3. 3 Save me!
běn mìng nián
  1. 1 year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[dì zhī]
sǐ mìng
  1. 1 doom
  2. 2 death
  3. 3 desperately
shēng mìng lì
  1. 1 vitality

Idioms (20)

一命呜呼
yī mìng wū hū
  1. 1 to die (idiom)
  2. 2 to breathe one's last
  3. 3 to give up the ghost
亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
  1. 1 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
  2. 2 fugitive
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
  1. 1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
  1. 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
  2. 2 destined
  3. 3 fated
命在旦夕
mìng zài dàn xī
  1. 1 to be at death's door (idiom)
命归黄泉
mìng guī Huáng quán
  1. 1 lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huáng quán] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to meet one's end
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
  1. 1 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
嗜酒如命
shì jiǔ rú mìng
  1. 1 to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
  1. 1 deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
  2. 2 (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
爱财如命
ài cái rú mìng
  1. 1 lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. avaricious
  3. 3 tightfisted
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
  1. 1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
敢不从命
gǎn bù cóng mìng
  1. 1 to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
时乖命蹇
shí guāi mìng jiǎn
  1. 1 bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
死于非命
sǐ yú fēi mìng
  1. 1 violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster
  2. 2 an unnatural death
生命不息,战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
  1. 1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
生死有命
shēng sǐ yǒu mìng
  1. 1 life and death are ruled by fate (idiom)
疲于奔命
pí yú bēn mìng
  1. 1 (idiom) terribly busy
  2. 2 up to one's ears in work
相依为命
xiāng yī wéi mìng
  1. 1 mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival
  2. 2 interdependent
碍难从命
ài nán cóng mìng
  1. 1 difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
红颜薄命
hóng yán bó mìng
  1. 1 beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)

Sample Sentences

嗨,既然如此,那恭敬不如从命咯。不瞒您说,我呢,可是有着几万粉丝关注的大V博主,您是不晓得,我的美食评论呀,转发量影响力那可是响当当的。
hāi ,jìrán rúcǐ ,nà gōngjìng bùrú cóngmìng lo 。bù mán nín shuō ,wǒ ne ,kě shì yǒu zhe jǐ wàn fěnsī guānzhù de dà V bózhǔ ,nín shì bù xiǎode ,wǒ de měishí pínglùn ya ,zhuǎnfā liàng yǐngxiǎng lì nà kě shì xiǎngdāngdāng de 。
Hey, that being the case, I'll not stand on ceremony and go on with false modesty. I'll not lie to you. I'm actually a Big V blogger with tens of thousands of fans. Maybe you don't know, but my food reviews are quite well known in terms of the number of shares and influence.
哈哈,说的也是啊,那就托您的福,恭敬不如从命咯。
hāhā ,shuō de yě shì ā ,nā jiù tuō nín de fú ,gōngjìng bùrú cóngmìng lo 。
Ha ha, you're not wrong there. Then I'll take advantage of your good luck, deference is no substitute for obedience.
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