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要命 (yào mìng): Drive someone to their death (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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要 • yào • want; be going to; ask for; demand • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
yào要

want; be going to; ask for; demand

命 • mìng • to order, to command, to assign
mìng命

to order, to command, to assign

Word Info

Pinyinyào mìng
Meaningdrive someone to their death
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 要命.

  • 不愧bú kuìbe worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be
  • 本事běn shiskill; ability; talent
  • 保重bǎo zhòngto take care of oneself
  • 苍白cāng báipale; pallid; wan
  • 比喻bǐ yùmetaphor or simile; analogy; allegory
  • 包庇bāo bìshield; harbour; cover up
  • 操纵cāo zòngoperate; control; steer
  • 巴结bā jiecurry favour with; fawn on; flatter
  • 暴露bào lùexpose; reveal; lay bare
  • 摆脱bǎi tuōdispense; cast off; extricate oneself from
  • 颁布bān bùpromulgate; issue; proclaim
  • 表态biǎo tàiclarify one's position
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 要命.

Words with 要
  • 不要bù yàodon't!
  • 快要kuài yàonearly at the point of (doing sth); about to (do sth)
  • 主要zhǔ yàomainly
  • 要求
yāo qiú
requirement
  • 重要zhòng yàoimportant
  • 需要xū yàoneed
  • 只要zhǐ yàoso long as ...
  • 将要jiāng yàowill
  • Words with 命
    • 生命shēng mìnglife
    • 命令mìng lìngorder; command; directive
    • 命运mìng yùndestiny; lot; fortune
    • 寿命shòu mìnglife span; lifetime
    • 任命rèn mìngappoint; commission; designate
    • 使命shǐ mìngmission
    • 命名mìng míngnominate; nomenclature
    • 性命xìng mìnglife
    4.

    How to Use 要命 in Sentences

    Adjective + Nounwith事
    yào要
    mìng命
    de的
    shì事
    neutral
    a matter of life and death
    Adjective + Complement
    jí急
    de得
    yào要
    mìng命
    Adverb + Verbwith真
    zhēn真
    yào要
    mìng命
    informalSpoken
    5.

    Example Sentences with 要命

    zhè这
    ge个
    cài菜
    tài太
    là辣
    le了
    informal
    extremely anxious
    rè热
    de得
    yào要
    mìng命
    informal
    extremely hot
    really terrible
    ,
    yào要
    mìng命
    !
    This dish is too spicy, it's killing me!
    zhè这
    zhǒng种
    dú毒
    shé蛇
    de的
    dú毒
    yè液
    huì会
    yào要
    mìng命
    。
    The venom of this poisonous snake can be fatal.
    lián连
    xù续
    sān三
    tiān天
    de的
    tōng通
    xiāo宵
    jiā加
    bān班
    ,
    jiǎn简
    zhí直
    yào要
    mìng命
    ,
    shēn身
    tǐ体
    yǐ已
    jīng经
    chī吃
    bù不
    xiāo消
    le了
    。
    Working overnight for three consecutive days is simply driving me to death; my body can't take it anymore.
    nán难
    dào道
    nǐ你
    bù不
    jué觉
    de得
    zhè这
    zhǒng种
    wú无
    xiū休
    zhǐ止
    de的
    huì会
    yì议
    jiǎn简
    zhí直
    yào要
    mìng命
    ma吗
    ?
    Don't you think these endless meetings are simply driving us to death?
    suī虽
    rán然
    rèn任
    wu务
    jiān艰
    jù巨
    ,
    dàn但
    yuǎn远
    méi没
    yǒu有
    dào到
    yào要
    mìng命
    de的
    dì地
    bù步
    ,
    wǒ我
    men们
    hái还
    yǒu有
    shí时
    jiān间
    。
    Although the task is arduous, it is far from driving us to death; we still have time.
    jì既
    yào要
    yìng应
    duì对
    shì市
    chǎng场
    tū突
    biàn变
    ,
    yòu又
    yào要
    ān安
    fǔ抚
    gǔ股
    dōng东
    qíng情
    xù绪
    ,
    zhè这
    shuāng双
    chóng重
    yā压
    lì力
    jiǎn简
    zhí直
    yào要
    mìng命
    。
    Having to cope with sudden market changes while also placating shareholders' emotions, this dual pressure is simply driving us to death.