To cause sb's death in Chinese: 要命 (yào mìng)
yào mìng
to cause sb's death
Definitions
- 1to cause sb's death
- 2extremely; terribly
- 3(used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄧㄠˋ
yào
ㄇㄧㄥˋ
mìng
Example sentences
See 要命 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
今天热得要命，我一点都不想动。
jīn tiān rè dé yào mìng， wǒ yì diǎn dōu bù xiǎng dòng。
It's terribly hot today, I don't want to move at all.
Related words
要
yào
to want
命
mìng
life
需要
xū yào
to need
要求
yāo qiú
to request
重要
zhòng yào
important
主要
zhǔ yào
main
生命
shēng mìng
life (as the characteristic of living beings)
只要
zhǐ yào
if only
必要
bì yào
necessary
次要
cì yào
secondary
革命
gé mìng
to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning)
命令
mìng lìng
order
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