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命 (mìng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 5

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2.

Readings & Meanings

命has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

mìng

life, fate, destiny

nounHSK 3.0 · L5

to order, to command, to assign

verbHSK 3.0 · L7-9

3.

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4.

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命

亼roof

5.

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6.

How to Use 命

Life

Words where 命 means 'life' or 'lifespan'.

生命 • shēng mìng • life • HSK 4

HSK 4

7.

HSK Vocabulary: 命

命运 • mìng yùn • destiny; lot; fortune

HSK 5

mìng命

yùn

8.

Example Sentences

Tā他

zài在

nà那

cì次

shì事

gù故

zhōng

Information

Pinyinmìng

Meaninglife, fate, destiny

Strokes8

Radical口

Traditional命

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#752

Zhuyinㄇㄧㄥˋ

UnicodeU+547D

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命=亼roof+口mouth+卩kneel

One kneels (卩) to receive orders from the mouth (口) under a roof (亼) — command or fate.

shēng生

mìng命

life

寿命 • shòu mìng • life span; lifetime • HSK 5

HSK 5

shòu寿

mìng命

life span; lifetime

性命 • xìng mìng • life • HSK 6

HSK 6

xìng性

mìng命

life

Command / Mission

Words where 命 means 'to order, appoint, or a mission'.

命令 • mìng lìng • order; command; directive • HSK 5

HSK 5

mìng命

lìng令

order; command; directive

任命 • rèn mìng • appoint; commission; designate • HSK 6

HSK 6

rèn任

mìng命

appoint; commission; designate

使命 • shǐ mìng • mission • HSK 6

HSK 6

shǐ使

mìng命

mission

运

destiny; lot; fortune

命名 • mìng míng • nominate; nomenclature

HSK 6

mìng命

míng名

nominate; nomenclature

拼命 • pīn mìng • risk one's life; desperately

HSK 6

pīn拼

mìng命

risk one's life; desperately

救命 • jiù mìng • to save sb's life

HSK 3.0 · L6

jiù救

mìng命

to save sb's life

要命 • yào mìng • drive someone to their death

HSK 6

yào要

mìng命

drive someone to their death

革命 • gé mìng • revolution

HSK 6

gé革

mìng命

revolution

中

bù不

xìng幸

sàng丧

mìng命

。

He unfortunately lost his life in that accident.

tā他

de的

mìng命

hěn很

kǔ苦

，

cóng从

xiǎo小

jiù就

shī失

qù去

le了

fù父

mǔ母

。

His fate is very bitter; he lost his parents from a young age.

Tā他

de的

jiàn箭

jīng精

zhǔn准

de地

mìng命

zhòng中

le了

bǎ靶

xīn心

。

His arrow accurately hit the bullseye.

wǒ我

men们

yào要

nǔ努

lì力

gǎi改

biàn变

zì自

jǐ己

de的

mìng命

yùn运

。

We must work hard to change our destiny.

shēng生

mìng命

shì是

bǎo宝

guì贵

de的

，

yào要

hǎo好

hǎo好

zhēn珍

xī惜

。

Life is precious, we should cherish it.

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