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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional 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


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


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


听天由命 tīngtiānyóumìng	听天由命 \| 听天由命* \| *听天由命	(idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck	聽天由命


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


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


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


半条命 bàntiáomìng	半条命 \| 半条命* \| *半条命	half a life / only half alive / barely alive / (scared, beaten etc) half to death	半條命


拚命 pànmìng	拚命 \| 拚命* \| *拚命	see 拼命


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


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


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


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)


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


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


听命 tīngmìng	听命 \| 听命* \| *听命	to obey an order / to take orders / to accept a state of affairs	聽命


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


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


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


爱财如命 àicáirúmìng	爱财如命 \| 爱财如命* \| *爱财如命	lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) / fig. avaricious / tightfisted	愛財如命


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


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


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


资产阶级革命 zīchǎnjiējígémìng	资产…革命 \| 资产…革命* \| *资产…革命	bourgeois revolution (in Marx-Leninist theory, a prelude to the proletarian revolution)	資產階級革命


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


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


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)


卖命 màimìng	卖命 \| 卖命* \| *卖命	to work tirelessly; to give one's all; to slave away / to throw away one's life; to sacrifice oneself (usu. for an unworthy cause)	賣命


玩儿命 wánrmìng	玩儿命 \| 玩儿命* \| *玩儿命	to gamble with life / to take reckless risks	玩兒命


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


饶命 ráomìng	饶命 \| 饶命* \| *饶命	to spare sb's life	饒命


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


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)


死于非命 sǐyúfēimìng	死于非命 \| 死于非命* \| *死于非命	violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster / an unnatural death	死於非命


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


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


随时待命 suíshídàimìng	随时待命 \| 随时待命* \| *随时待命	on call / always available / ready at all times	隨時待命


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


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


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


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


违命 wéimìng	违命 \| 违命* \| *违命	disobedient / to violate the Mandate of Heaven (天命)	違命


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


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


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


临危授命 línwēishòumìng	临危授命 \| 临危授命* \| *临危授命	to sacrifice one's life in a crisis	臨危授命


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


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


一钱如命 yīqiánrúmìng	一钱如命 \| 一钱如命* \| *一钱如命	(idiom) stingy; penny-pinching	一錢如命


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


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


没命 méimìng	没命 \| 没命* \| *没命	to lose one's life / to die / recklessly / desperately	沒命


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


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


爱之如命 àizhīrúmìng	爱之如命 \| 爱之如命* \| *爱之如命	to love sb (or sth) as one loves life itself	愛之如命


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


殒命 yǔnmìng	殒命 \| 殒命* \| *殒命	to die / to perish	殞命


无生命 wúshēngmìng	无生命 \| 无生命* \| *无生命	non-living; inanimate; lifeless	無生命


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


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


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


绝命 juémìng	绝命 \| 绝命* \| *绝命	to commit suicide / to have one's life cut short	絕命


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


丢命 diūmìng	丢命 \| 丢命* \| *丢命	to die	丟命


反革命 fǎngémìng	反革命 \| 反革命* \| *反革命	counterrevolutionary


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


汤武革命 Tāng Wǔ Gémìng	汤武革命 \| 汤武革命* \| *汤武革命	the Tang and Wu Revolts: the overthrow (c. 1600 BC) of the Xia Dynasty by the first king, Tang 商湯｜商汤, of the Shang Dynasty, and the overthrow (c. 1046 BC) of the Shang Dynasty by the Zhou Dynasty founder, King Wu 周武王	湯武革命


安非他命 ānfēitāmìng	安非他命 \| 安非他命* \| *安非他命	amphetamine (medical) (loanword)


新民主主义革命 Xīn Mínzhǔzhǔyì Gémìng	新民…革命 \| 新民…革命* \| *新民…革命	(Maoism) New Democracy (aka New Democratic Revolution)	新民主主義革命


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


红颜薄命 hóngyánbómìng	红颜薄命 \| 红颜薄命* \| *红颜薄命	beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)	紅顏薄命


生死有命 shēngsǐyǒumìng	生死有命 \| 生死有命* \| *生死有命	life and death are ruled by fate (idiom)


不听命 bùtīngmìng	不听命 \| 不听命* \| *不听命	to disobey	不聽命


奔命 bēnmìng	奔命 \| 奔命* \| *奔命	to rush about on errands / to be kept on the run


复命 fùmìng	复命 \| 复命* \| *复命	to report on completion of a mission / debriefing	復命


恭敬不如从命 gōngjìngbùrúcóngmìng	恭敬…从命 \| 恭敬…从命* \| *恭敬…从命	deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom) / (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)	恭敬不如從命


续命 xùmìng	续命 \| 续命* \| *续命	to prolong life; to extend one's lifespan; (fig.) to enable sth to keep going; to give sth a new lease on life	續命


害命 hàimìng	害命 \| 害命* \| *害命	to kill sb / to murder


克他命 kètāmìng	克他命 \| 克他命* \| *克他命	ketamine (loanword)


捐命 juānmìng	捐命 \| 捐命* \| *捐命	to lay down one's life


K他命 k tāmìng	K他命 \| K他命* \| *K他命	ketamine (C13H16ClNO) (slang)


毙命 bìmìng	毙命 \| 毙命* \| *毙命	to meet violent death / to get killed	斃命


甲基安非他命 jiǎjī'ānfēitāmìng	甲基…他命 \| 甲基…他命* \| *甲基…他命	methamphetamine


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


真命 zhēnmìng	真命 \| 真命* \| *真命	to receive heaven's command (of Daoist immortals etc) / ordained by heaven


碍难从命 àináncóngmìng	碍难从命 \| 碍难从命* \| *碍难从命	difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply	礙難從命


批命 pīmìng	批命 \| 批命* \| *批命	to tell sb's fortune


舍命 shěmìng	舍命 \| 舍命* \| *舍命	to risk one's life	捨命


狠命 hěnmìng	狠命 \| 狠命* \| *狠命	exerting all one's strength


候命 hòumìng	候命 \| 候命* \| *候命	to await orders; to be on call


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


听天安命 tīngtiān'ānmìng	听天安命 \| 听天安命* \| *听天安命	to accept one's situation as dictated by heaven (idiom)	聽天安命

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