拼命 (pīn mìng): Risk one's life (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

pīn拼

to join together; to piece together

mìng命

to order, to command, to assign

4.

Readings & Senses

pīn mìng(pin ming)

1. [verb]risk one's life; desperately[HSK6]

2. [verb/adverb]risk one's life; desperately[HSK 3.0 · L7-9]

5.

How to Use 拼命 in Sentences

Adverb + Verbwith跑

pīn拼

mìng命

de地

pǎo跑

neutral

run desperately

Verb + Objectwith工作

pīn拼

mìng命

gōng工

zuò作

Verb + Complementwith了

pīn拼

le了

mìng命

informalSpoken

Idiomwith三郎

pīn拼

mìng命

sān三

láng郎

6.

Example Sentences with 拼命

tā他

pīn拼

mìng命

pǎo跑

。

He runs desperately.

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pīn xiě

spell, spelling

拼凑pīn còuto piece together / to assemble

拼图pīn tújigsaw puzzle; to piece together

拼死pīn sǐto risk one's life; desperately

Words with 命

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Readings & Senses

pīn mìng(pin ming)

1. [verb]risk one's life; desperately[HSK6]

2. [verb/adverb]risk one's life; desperately[HSK 3.0 · L7-9]

5.

How to Use 拼命 in Sentences

Adverb + Verbwith跑

pīn拼

mìng命

de地

pǎo跑

neutral

run desperately

Verb + Objectwith工作

pīn拼

mìng命

gōng工

zuò作

Verb + Complementwith了

pīn拼

le了

mìng命

informalSpoken

Idiomwith三郎

pīn拼

mìng命

sān三

láng郎

6.

Example Sentences with 拼命

tā他

pīn拼

mìng命

pǎo跑

。

He runs desperately.

neutral

work desperately hard

risk one's life / go all out

informal

workaholic / desperate fellow

wèi为

le了

wán完

chéng成

zhè这

ge个

jǐn紧

jí急

xiàng项

mù目

，

zhěng整

gè个

tuán团

duì队

dōu都

zài在

pīn拼

mìng命

jiā加

bān班

。

In order to complete this urgent project, the entire team is working overtime desperately.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

yào要

zhè这

me么

pīn拼

mìng命

dì地

zhuī追

qiú求

yí一

gè个

bú不

qiè切

shí实

jì际

de的

mù目

biāo标

？

Why are you so desperately pursuing an unrealistic goal?

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

pīn拼

mìng命

jiě解

shì释

，

zhǐ只

shì是

píng平

jìng静

dì地

chén陈

shù述

liǎo了

shì事

shí实

。

He did not desperately explain, but calmly stated the facts.

tā他

pīn拼

mìng命

gōng工

zuò作

，

xī希

wàng望

néng能

gěi给

jiā家

rén人

gèng更

hǎo好

de的

shēng生

huó活

。

He works tirelessly, hoping to provide a better life for his family.

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