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用命
yòng mìng
Pinyin
Definition
用命
-
yòng mìng
to follow orders
to abide by
to obey
Character Decomposition
用
用
命
人
一
口
卩
Related Words
(20)
使用
shǐ yòng
1
to use
2
to employ
3
to apply
4
to make use of
生命
shēng mìng
1
life (as the characteristic of living beings)
2
living being
3
creature
4
CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo]
用
yòng
1
to use
2
to employ
3
to have to
4
to eat or drink
5
expense or outlay
6
usefulness
7
hence
8
therefore
不用
bù yòng
1
need not
享用
xiǎng yòng
1
to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
人命
rén mìng
1
human life
2
CL:條|条[tiáo]
作用
zuò yòng
1
to act on
2
to affect
3
action
4
function
5
activity
6
impact
7
result
8
effect
9
purpose
10
intent
11
to play a role
12
corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
13
CL:個|个[gè]
使命
shǐ mìng
1
mission
2
long-term task to which one devotes oneself
3
a calling
使用者
shǐ yòng zhě
1
user
信用
xìn yòng
1
to trust
2
credit (commerce)
3
trustworthiness
4
creditworthiness
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
1
credit card
借用
jiè yòng
1
to borrow sth for another use
2
to borrow an idea for one's own use
备用
bèi yòng
1
reserve
2
spare
3
alternate
4
backup
利用
lì yòng
1
to exploit
2
to make use of
3
to use
4
to take advantage of
5
to utilize
命
mìng
1
life
2
fate
3
order or command
4
to assign a name, title etc
命中
mìng zhòng
1
to hit (a target)
命令
mìng lìng
1
order
2
command
3
CL:道[dào],個|个[gè]
命名
mìng míng
1
to give a name to
2
to dub
3
to christen
4
to designate
5
named after
6
naming
命苦
mìng kǔ
1
to be born under an ill star
命运
mìng yùn
1
fate
2
destiny
3
CL:個|个[gè]
Idioms
(20)
一命呜呼
yī mìng wū hū
1
to die (idiom)
2
to breathe one's last
3
to give up the ghost
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
1
to do two things at once (idiom)
2
to multitask
3
to divide one's attention
亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
1
runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
2
fugitive
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
1
human life is beyond value (idiom)
别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn
1
to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
1
to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
1
obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
1
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
1
decreed by fate (idiom)
2
destined
3
fated
命在旦夕
mìng zài dàn xī
1
to be at death's door (idiom)
命归黄泉
mìng guī Huáng quán
1
lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huáng quán] (idiom)
2
fig. to die
3
to meet one's end
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
1
to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
嗜酒如命
shì jiǔ rú mìng
1
to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
1
using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
2
a sledgehammer to crack a nut
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
1
to give oneself leeway (idiom)
2
to allow room for error
恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
1
deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
2
(said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
爱财如命
ài cái rú mìng
1
lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)
2
fig. avaricious
3
tightfisted
感情用事
gǎn qíng yòng shì
1
to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse
惯用语
guàn yòng yǔ
1
commonly used phrase
2
idiom
3
colloquial usage
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
1
saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
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