命
mìng
Pinyin

Definition

命
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mìng
  1. life
  2. fate
  3. order or command
  4. to assign a name, title etc

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

命
mìng
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 fate
  3. 3 order or command
  4. 4 to assign a name, title etc
命运
mìng yùn
  1. 1 fate
  2. 2 destiny
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
生命
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 条 tiáo
革命
gé mìng
  1. 1 revolution
  2. 2 revolutionary (politics)
  3. 3 classifier: 次 cì
人命
rén mìng
  1. 1 human life
  2. 2 classifier: 条 tiáo

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)

Sample Sentences

黑板上老师的粉笔还在拼命叽叽喳喳写个不停
hēibǎn shàng lǎoshī de fěnbǐ hái zài pīnmìng jījīzhāzhā xiě ge bùtíng
On the blackboard, teacher's chalk was still desperately writing a non-stop chatter.
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我的命便为你而活
wǒ de mìng biàn wèi nǐ ér huó
My life would live for you.
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故知兵之将民之司命，国家安危之主也。
gù zhī bīng zhī jiàng Mín zhī sī mìng ，guójiā ānwēi zhī zhǔ yě 。
A general who values the lives of his soldiers and citizens have the country’s interest as his priority.
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一看就是酒驾！最恨这些喝酒开车的人，每年不知道害了多少无辜的路人枉死！好险我闪得够快，否则我也一命呜呼啦！”
yī kàn jiùshì jiǔjià ！zuì hèn zhèxiē hējiǔ kāichē de rén ，měinián bù zhīdào hài le duōshao wúgū de lù rén wǎngsǐ ！hǎoxiǎn wǒ shǎn de gòu kuài ，fǒuzé wǒ yě yīmìngwūhū la ！”
"It's definitely a DWI! I hate people who drive drunk. So many innocent pedestrians have died every year. I was lucky that I dodged quickly, or else I'd be dead. "
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若干年后齐宣王过世，他的儿子齐愍王继承了王位。这位齐愍王和他爹一样也喜欢听人吹奏竽，不同的是，他喜欢听独奏。有天，他颁布了道命令，要求隔天让那三百位乐师逐一吹竽给他听。乐师们听闻命令都相当开心，大家都想要在君王面前大展身手，只有那位滥竽充数的南郭先生觉得非常心虚，十分焦虑。心想：”这可是欺君之罪，要杀头的啊！我还不得赶紧溜之大吉？”于是连忙收拾行李，有多远逃多远了。
ruògān nián hòu QíXuānwáng guòshì ，tā de érzi QíMǐnwáng jìchéng le wángwèi 。zhèwèi QíMǐnwáng hé tā diē yīyàng yě xǐhuan tīng rén chuīzòu yú ，bùtóng de shì ，tā xǐhuan tīng dúzòu 。yǒu tiān ，tā bānbù le dào mìnglìng ，yāoqiú gétiān ràng nà sān bǎi wèi yuèshī zhúyī chuī yú gěi tā tīng 。yuèshī men tīngwén mìnglìng dōu xiāngdāng kāixīn ，dàjiā dōu xiǎngyào zài jūnwáng miànqián dàzhǎnshēnshǒu ，zhǐyǒu nà wèi lànyúchōngshù de Nánguō xiānsheng juéde fēicháng xīnxū ，shífēn jiāolǜ 。xīnxiǎng ：”zhè kěshì qījūnzhīzuì ，yào shātóu de a ！wǒ hái bùdé gǎnjǐn liūzhīdàjí ？”yúshì liánmáng shōushi xíngli ，yǒu duō yuǎn táo duō yuǎn le 。
Some years later, the King passed away and his son, the King Min, inherited the throne. The King was similar to his dad in that he also loved listening to the yu. The difference was that he preferred solo performances. One day, he enacted an order, asking the 300 musicians to play the yu for him one by one. The musicians were quite happy to hear this order since they all wanted to show their talent in front of the King. However, Nan Guo, who has been pretending to play the yu, felt very guilty and anxious about this order. He thought “This is a crime of deceiving the King, people are decapitated over this! I must escape right this moment!” So he urgently packed his luggage and fled as far as he could.
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在距今大约两千三百多年前，战国时代齐国的一任国君齐宣王，特别喜欢听用竽吹奏出来的乐曲。齐宣王同时也是一位爱好排场的人，有天他命令手下替他高薪聘请了三百位擅长吹奏竽的乐师，组了一支大乐队，之后隔三差五就让这三百位乐师聚在一块儿合奏给他听。
zài jùjīn dàyuē liǎng qiān sān bǎi duō nián qián ，ZhànguóShídài Qíguó de yī Rèn guójūn QíXuānwáng ，tèbié xǐhuan tīng yòng yú chuīzòu chūlái de yuèqǔ 。QíXuānwáng tóngshí yě shì yī wèi àihào páichang de rén ，yǒu tiān tā mìnglìng shǒuxià tì tā gāoxīn pìnqǐng le sān bǎi wèi shàncháng chuīzòu yú de yuèshī ，zǔ le yī Zhī dà yuèduì ，zhīhòu gésānchàwǔ jiù ràng zhè sānbǎi wèi yuèshī jù zài yīkuàir hézòu gěi tā tīng 。
Around two thousand three hundred years ago, during the Warring States Period, there was a king from the Qi State, King Xuan of the State of Qi, who adored listening to musical compositions by the yu. The King was also someone who loved extravagant scenes. One day, he set out an order to his men to hire 300 musicians that played the yu to form an orchestra. After this, he would have these 300 musicians play the yu for him as an ensemble every few days.
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开店前千万别赶鸭子上架，安全检查没做好就别营业，免得出人命了。
kāidiàn qián qiānwàn bié gǎnyāzishàngjià ，ānquán jiǎnchá méi zuò hǎo jiù bié yíngyè ，miǎnde chūrénmìng le 。
Don’t rush before opening a store. Don’t launch until the safety precautions are taken for fear of fatal consequences.
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第一：沙特官方媒体当天早些时候报道，沙特对美国把伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队列为恐怖组织表示欢迎。
dìyī ：Shātè guānfāng méitǐ dāngtiān zǎoxiē shíhou bàodào ，Shātè duì Měiguó bǎ Yīlǎng Yīsīlán gémìng wèiduì lièwéi kǒngbùzǔzhī biǎoshì huānyíng 。
1:Saudi official media reported earlier that day, Saudi Arabia welcomes Unite States move to make Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization.
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他竟然对着我们吆喝，还命令我们去做事。
tā jìngrán duì zhe wǒmen yāohe ，hái mìnglìng wǒmen qù zuòshì 。
How dare he boss us around, commanding us to do things.
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导演罗永昌日前在京介绍，影片对日本作家石黑谦吾的小说《再见了，可鲁》做了本土化改编，将视角聚集于生命体彼此陪伴的力量：主人公李宝庭是一个中年失明、孤僻又坏脾气的天才糕点师导盲犬小Q的出现让他重新体会到生命的温度和生活的美好……
dǎoyǎn Luóyǒngchāng rìqián zài Jīng jièshào ，yǐngpiàn duì Rìběn zuòjiā shíhēiqiānwú de xiǎoshuō 《zàijiàn le ，kělǔ 》zuò le běntǔhuà gǎibiān ，jiāng shìjiǎo jùjí yú shēngmìngtǐ bǐcǐ péibàn de lìliang ：zhǔréngōng Lǐbǎotíng shì yīgē zhōngnián shīmíng 、gūpì yòu huàipíqì de tiāncái gāodiǎn shī dǎomángquǎn xiǎo Q de chūxiàn ràng tā chóngxīn tǐhuì dào shēngmìng de wēndù hé shēnghuó de měihǎo ……
Director Luo Yongchang recently introduced in Beijing, the film is an adaptation of the Japanese writer Shi Heqian's novel "Goodbye, Kelu", focusing on the power of life companionship: the protagonist Li Baoting is a middle-aged blind, lonely and bad The temperament of the genius pastry chef guide dog Xiao Q appeared to let him experience the warmth and the beauty of life...
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