Verbrisk one's life; desperately

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 拼命.
拼 stroke order svg
命 stroke order svg

Practice writing 拼命 (pīn mìng) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

拼命 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 拼命 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 拼命 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verbwith
pīn
mìng
pǎo
neutral
run desperately
Verb + Objectwith工作
pīn
mìng
gōng
zuò
neutral
work desperately hard
Verb + Complementwith
pīn
liǎo
mìng
informalSpoken
risk one's life / go all out
Idiomwith三郎
pīn
mìng
sān
láng
informal
workaholic / desperate fellow

Example Sentences with 拼命

pīn
mìng
pǎo
He runs desperately.
wèi
le
wán
chéng
zhè
ge
jǐn
xiàng
zhěng
tuán
duì
dōu
zài
pīn
mìng
jiā
bān
In order to complete this urgent project, the entire team is working overtime desperately.
wèi
shén
me
yào
zhè
me
pīn
mìng
zhuī
qiú
qiè
shí
de
biāo
Why are you so desperately pursuing an unrealistic goal?
wèi
le
kǎo
shì
pīn
mìng
xué
She studies hard for the exam.
bìng
méi
yǒu
pīn
mìng
jiě
shì
zhǐ
shì
píng
jìng
chén
shù
liǎo
shì
shí
He did not desperately explain, but calmly stated the facts.
jǐn
guǎn
shēn
shì
réng
rán
pīn
mìng
jiān
chí
zhí
dào
rèn
wu
yuán
mǎn
wán
chéng
Despite feeling unwell, she still persisted desperately until the task was successfully completed.
pīn
mìng
gōng
zuò
wàng
néng
gěi
jiā
rén
gèng
hǎo
de
shēng
huó
He works tirelessly, hoping to provide a better life for his family.
bié
pīn
mìng
gǎn
le
ān
quán
men
wǎn
diǎn
dào
Don't rush desperately on the road; safety first, we can arrive a bit late.