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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
生命 shēngmìng	生命 \| 生命* \| *生命	life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being; creature (CL:個｜个,條｜条)	HSK 3


命令 mìnglìng	命令 \| 命令* \| *命令	order / command / CL: 道, 個｜个	HSK 5


命運 mìngyùn	命運 \| 命運* \| *命運	fate; destiny / CL: 個｜个	命运 HSK 3


任命 rènmìng	任命 \| 任命* \| *任命	to appoint / (job) appointment / CL: 紙｜纸	HSK 7-9


命 mìng	命 \| 命* \| *命	life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc	HSK 6


拼命 pīnmìng	拼命 \| 拼命* \| *拼命	to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it	HSK 7-9


命題 mìngtí	命題 \| 命題* \| *命題	proposition (logic, math.) / to assign an essay topic	命题 HSK 7-9


安身立命 ānshēnlìmìng	安身立命 \| 安身立命* \| *安身立命	(idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life


壽命 shòumìng	壽命 \| 壽命* \| *壽命	life span / life expectancy / lifetime (of a machine)	寿命 HSK 7-9


命名 mìngmíng	命名 \| 命名* \| *命名	to give a name to / to dub / to christen / to designate / named after / naming	HSK 7-9


革命 gémìng	革命 \| 革命* \| *革命	to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL: 次	HSK 7-9


致命 zhìmìng	致命 \| 致命* \| *致命	fatal / mortal / deadly / to sacrifice one's life	HSK 7-9


十月革命 Shíyuè Gémìng	十月革命 \| 十月革命* \| *十月革命	October Revolution


直言命題 zhíyánmìngtí	直言命題 \| 直言命題* \| *直言命題	categorical proposition (logic)	直言命题


性命 xìngmìng	性命 \| 性命* \| *性命	life	HSK 7-9


使命 shǐmìng	使命 \| 使命* \| *使命	mission / long-term task to which one devotes oneself / a calling	HSK 7-9


命中率 mìngzhònglǜ	命中率 \| 命中率* \| *命中率	hit rate / scoring rate


拚命 pànmìng	拚命 \| 拚命* \| *拚命	see 拼命


相依為命 xiāngyīwéimìng	相依為命 \| 相依為命* \| *相依為命	mutually dependent for life (idiom); to rely upon one another for survival / interdependent	相依为命 HSK 7-9


救命 jiùmìng	救命 \| 救命* \| *救命	to save sb's life / (interj.) Help! / Save me!	HSK 6


亡命之徒 wángmìngzhītú	亡命之徒 \| 亡命之徒* \| *亡命之徒	runaway (idiom); desperate criminal / fugitive


行政命令 xíngzhèngmìnglìng	行政命令 \| 行政命令* \| *行政命令	executive order


丟命 diūmìng	丟命 \| 丟命* \| *丟命	to die	丢命


文化大革命 Wénhuà Dàgémìng	文化大革命 \| 文化大革命* \| *文化大革命	Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)


生命力 shēngmìnglì	生命力 \| 生命力* \| *生命力	vitality


要命 yàomìng	要命 \| 要命* \| *要命	to cause sb's death / extremely; terribly / (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance	HSK 7-9


人命 rénmìng	人命 \| 人命* \| *人命	human life / CL: 條｜条


一命歸西 yīmìngguīxī	一命歸西 \| 一命歸西* \| *一命歸西	see 一命嗚呼｜一命呜呼	一命归西


三軍用命 sānjūnyòngmìng	三軍用命 \| 三軍用命* \| *三軍用命	(of a team) to throw oneself into the battle	三军用命


待命 dàimìng	待命 \| 待命* \| *待命	to be on call / to be on standby


保命 bǎomìng	保命 \| 保命* \| *保命	to preserve one's life; to ensure one's survival


命門 mìngmén	命門 \| 命門* \| *命門	(TCM) the right kidney / (TCM) acupuncture point GV-4, midway between the kidneys / the region between the kidneys / the eyes / (fortune-telling) the temples / (fig.) most critical or vulnerable point	命门


生命線 shēngmìngxiàn	生命線 \| 生命線* \| *生命線	lifeline	生命线 HSK 7-9


人命關天 rénmìngguāntiān	人命關天 \| 人命關天* \| *人命關天	human life is beyond value (idiom)	人命关天


命不久矣 mìngbùjiǔyǐ	命不久矣 \| 命不久矣* \| *命不久矣	at death's door


唯命是從 wéimìngshìcóng	唯命是從 \| 唯命是從* \| *唯命是從	to follow obediently	唯命是从


辛亥革命 Xīnhài Gémìng	辛亥革命 \| 辛亥革命* \| *辛亥革命	Xinhai Revolution (1911), which ended the Qing Dynasty


法國革命 Fǎguó Gémìng	法國革命 \| 法國革命* \| *法國革命	French Revolution (1789)	法国革命


民主革命 mínzhǔgémìng	民主革命 \| 民主革命* \| *民主革命	democratic revolution / bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution)


救命稻草 jiùmìngdàocǎo	救命稻草 \| 救命稻草* \| *救命稻草	(one's) last straw to clutch at; one's last hope


一命歸天 yīmìngguītiān	一命歸天 \| 一命歸天* \| *一命歸天	see 一命嗚呼｜一命呜呼	一命归天


認命 rènmìng	認命 \| 認命* \| *認命	to accept misfortunes as decreed by fate / to be resigned to sth	认命


命名法 mìngmíngfǎ	命名法 \| 命名法* \| *命名法	nomenclature


致命傷 zhìmìngshāng	致命傷 \| 致命傷* \| *致命傷	mortal wound / (fig.) fatal weakness / Achilles' heel	致命伤


逃命 táomìng	逃命 \| 逃命* \| *逃命	to escape / to flee / to run for one's life


亡命 wángmìng	亡命 \| 亡命* \| *亡命	to flee / to go into exile (from prison)


命定 mìngdìng	命定 \| 命定* \| *命定	to be predestined


惜命 xīmìng	惜命 \| 惜命* \| *惜命	to be mindful of one's health and safety


革命家 gémìngjiā	革命家 \| 革命家* \| *革命家	a revolutionary


命途坎坷 mìngtúkǎnkě	命途坎坷 \| 命途坎坷* \| *命途坎坷	to have a tough life / to meet much adversity in one's life


受命 shòumìng	受命 \| 受命* \| *受命	ordained or appointed to a post / to benefit from counsel


疲於奔命 píyúbēnmìng	疲於奔命 \| 疲於奔命* \| *疲於奔命	(idiom) terribly busy / up to one's ears in work	疲于奔命


一命嗚呼 yīmìngwūhū	一命嗚呼 \| 一命嗚呼* \| *一命嗚呼	to die (idiom) / to breathe one's last / to give up the ghost	一命呜呼


命脈 mìngmài	命脈 \| 命脈* \| *命脈	lifeline	命脉


宿命 sùmìng	宿命 \| 宿命* \| *宿命	predestination / karma


活命 huómìng	活命 \| 活命* \| *活命	life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living


苦命 kǔmìng	苦命 \| 苦命* \| *苦命	hard lot / bitter fate / unfortunate


革命先烈 gémìngxiānliè	革命先烈 \| 革命先烈* \| *革命先烈	martyr to the revolution


命理 mìnglǐ	命理 \| 命理* \| *命理	the 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 methods


運命 yùnmìng	運命 \| 運命* \| *運命	fate / one's fortune	运命


命案 mìng'àn	命案 \| 命案* \| *命案	homicide case / murder case


自命 zìmìng	自命 \| 自命* \| *自命	to consider oneself to be (sth positive)


算命先生 suànmìngxiānsheng	算命先生 \| 算命先生* \| *算命先生	fortune-teller


耳提面命 ěrtímiànmìng	耳提面命 \| 耳提面命* \| *耳提面命	to give sincere advice (idiom) / to exhort earnestly


草菅人命 cǎojiānrénmìng	草菅人命 \| 草菅人命* \| *草菅人命	to have disregard for human life (idiom)


催命 cuīmìng	催命 \| 催命* \| *催命	to press sb to death / fig. to pressurize sb continually


圖財害命 túcáihàimìng	圖財害命 \| 圖財害命* \| *圖財害命	see 謀財害命｜谋财害命	图财害命


命令行 mìnglìngháng	命令行 \| 命令行* \| *命令行	command line (computing)


從命 cóngmìng	從命 \| 從命* \| *從命	to obey an order / to comply / to do sb's bidding / to do as requested	从命


臨危受命 línwēishòumìng	臨危受命 \| 臨危受命* \| *臨危受命	(idiom) to take on a leadership role at a time of crisis	临危受命


抗命 kàngmìng	抗命 \| 抗命* \| *抗命	against orders / to disobey / to refuse to accept orders


星命家 xīngmìngjiā	星命家 \| 星命家* \| *星命家	astrologer (esp. Daoist)


索命 suǒmìng	索命 \| 索命* \| *索命	to demand sb's life


二次革命 Èrcì Gémìng	二次革命 \| 二次革命* \| *二次革命	Second Revolution, campaign from 1913 of the provisional revolutionary government (under Sun Yat-sen and the Guomindang) against Yuan Shikai 袁世凱｜袁世凯 and the Northern Warlords


非致命 fēizhìmìng	非致命 \| 非致命* \| *非致命	(of a medical condition) not fatal; not life-threatening


駝峰命名法 tuófēngmìngmíngfǎ	駝峰命名法 \| 駝峰命名法* \| *駝峰命名法	(computing) CamelCase	驼峰命名法


維他命 wéitāmìng	維他命 \| 維他命* \| *維他命	(loanword) vitamin	维他命


償命 chángmìng	償命 \| 償命* \| *償命	to pay with one's life	偿命


送命 sòngmìng	送命 \| 送命* \| *送命	to lose one's life / to get killed


喪命 sàngmìng	喪命 \| 喪命* \| *喪命	to lose one's life	丧命


好命 hǎomìng	好命 \| 好命* \| *好命	lucky / blessed with good fortune


冒生命危險 màoshēngmìngwēixiǎn	冒生命危險 \| 冒生命危險* \| *冒生命危險	to risk one's life	冒生命危险


國民革命軍 Guómín Gémìngjūn	國民革命軍 \| 國民革命軍* \| *國民革命軍	National Revolutionary Army	国民革命军


工業革命 Gōngyè Gémìng	工業革命 \| 工業革命* \| *工業革命	Industrial Revolution, c. 1750-1830	工业革命


短命 duǎnmìng	短命 \| 短命* \| *短命	to die young / short-lived


命中註定 mìngzhōngzhùdìng	命中註定 \| 命中註定* \| *命中註定	decreed by fate (idiom) / destined / fated	命中注定


平均壽命 píngjūnshòumìng	平均壽命 \| 平均壽命* \| *平均壽命	life expectancy	平均寿命


光榮革命 Guāngróng Gémìng	光榮革命 \| 光榮革命* \| *光榮革命	Glorious Revolution (England, 1688)	光荣革命


畢命 bìmìng	畢命 \| 畢命* \| *畢命	to die (in an accident etc) / to have one's life cut short	毕命


長命富貴 chángmìngfùguì	長命富貴 \| 長命富貴* \| *長命富貴	We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)	长命富贵


天命 Tiānmìng	天命 \| 天命* \| *天命	Mandate of Heaven / destiny / fate / one's life span


拼命三郎 pīnmìngsānláng	拼命三郎 \| 拼命三郎* \| *拼命三郎	brave man, willing to risk his life


草芥人命 cǎojièrénmìng	草芥人命 \| 草芥人命* \| *草芥人命	see 草菅人命


樂天知命 lètiānzhīmìng	樂天知命 \| 樂天知命* \| *樂天知命	to be content with what one is	乐天知命


生命帶 shēngmìngdài	生命帶 \| 生命帶* \| *生命帶	(neologism) (used in road safety campaigns) "life-saving belt", i.e. seat belt / (astrobiology) circumstellar habitable zone	生命带


身體是革命的本錢 shēntǐshìgémìngdeběnqián	身體…本錢 \| 身體…本錢* \| *身體…本錢	lit. the body is the revolution's capital / fig. good health is a prerequisite for work (Mao Zedong's saying)	身体是革命的本钱


遵命 zūnmìng	遵命 \| 遵命* \| *遵命	to follow your orders / to do as you bid


死命 sǐmìng	死命 \| 死命* \| *死命	doom / death / desperately


法國大革命 Fǎguó Dàgémìng	法國大革命 \| 法國大革命* \| *法國大革命	French Revolution (1789-1799)	法国大革命


自命清高 zìmìngqīnggāo	自命清高 \| 自命清高* \| *自命清高	to think of oneself as high and pure (idiom); smug and self-righteous / holier-than-thou

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