偿命 (cháng mìng): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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偿命
偿命 (cháng mìng): Pay with one's life (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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偿 • cháng • to repay, to compensate
cháng
偿
to repay, to compensate
命 • mìng • life, fate, destiny • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
mìng
命
life, fate, destiny
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 偿命.
Words with
偿
赔偿
péi cháng
compensate for; pay for
偿还
cháng huán
repay; pay back
无偿
wú cháng
free; gratis
补偿
bǔ cháng
compensate; make up for
得不偿失
dé bù cháng shī
lose more than you gain
如愿以偿
rú yuàn yǐ cháng
as one wishes / according to one's wishes
赔偿金
péi cháng jīn
compensation money; damages
Words with
命
生命
shēng mìng
life
命令
mìng lìng
order; command; directive
命运
mìng yùn
destiny; lot; fortune
寿命
shòu mìng
life span; lifetime
任命
rèn mìng
appoint; commission; designate
使命
shǐ mìng
mission
命名
mìng míng
nominate; nomenclature
性命
xìng mìng
life
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Example Sentences with 偿命
shā
杀
rén
人
bì
必
xū
须
cháng
偿
mìng
命
。
Murder must be paid with life.
zài
在
gǔ
古
dài
代
，
shāng
伤
rén
人
zhì
致
sǐ
死
yào
要
cháng
偿
mìng
命
。
In ancient times, injuring someone to death required paying with one's life.
