Verbdrive someone to their death

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 要命.
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Practice writing 要命 (yào mìng) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

要命 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 要命 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 要命 with other words naturally.
Adjective + Nounwith
yào
mìng
de
shì
neutral
a matter of life and death
Adjective + Complement
yào
mìng
informal
extremely anxious
yào
mìng
informal
extremely hot
Adverb + Verbwith
zhēn
yào
mìng
informalSpoken
really terrible

Example Sentences with 要命

zhè
ge
cài
tài
le
yào
mìng
This dish is too spicy, it's killing me!
lián
sān
tiān
de
tōng
xiāo
jiā
bān
jiǎn
zhí
yào
mìng
shēn
jīng
chī
xiāo
le
Working overnight for three consecutive days is simply driving me to death; my body can't take it anymore.
zhè
zhǒng
guān
liáo
zhǔ
de
fán
wén
jié
zhēn
yào
mìng
yán
zhòng
ài
le
chuàng
xīn
jìn
chéng
This kind of bureaucratic red tape is truly driving us to death, severely hindering the innovation process.
gōng
zuò
tài
máng
le
jiǎn
zhí
yào
mìng
lián
zhōu
dōu
méi
shí
jiān
xiū
He's so busy with work, it's really tough, he doesn't even have time to rest on weekends.
nán
dào
jué
de
zhè
zhǒng
xiū
zhǐ
de
huì
jiǎn
zhí
yào
mìng
ma
Don't you think these endless meetings are simply driving us to death?
suī
rán
rèn
wu
jiān
dàn
yuǎn
méi
yǒu
dào
yào
mìng
de
men
hái
yǒu
shí
jiān
Although the task is arduous, it is far from driving us to death; we still have time.
zhè
ge
xiàng
jié
zhǐ
kuài
dào
le
yào
mìng
zhěng
wǎn
dōu
shuì
zhe
jué
The deadline for this project is approaching, the pressure is unbearable, I can't sleep all night.
yào
yìng
duì
shì
chǎng
biàn
yòu
yào
ān
dōng
qíng
zhè
shuāng
chóng
jiǎn
zhí
yào
mìng
Having to cope with sudden market changes while also placating shareholders' emotions, this dual pressure is simply driving us to death.