命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
Pinyin

Definition

命途多舛
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mìng tú duō chuǎn
  1. to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 often
  4. 4 a lot of
  5. 5 numerous
  6. 6 more
  7. 7 in excess
  8. 8 how (to what extent)
  9. 9 multi-
  10. 10 Taiwan pr. [duó] when it means "how"
duō shǎo
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 amount
  3. 3 somewhat
shēng mìng
  1. 1 life (as the characteristic of living beings)
  2. 2 living being
  3. 3 creature
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],條|条[tiáo]
zhōng tú
  1. 1 midway
èr shí duō
  1. 1 over 20
rén mìng
  1. 1 human life
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]
shǐ mìng
  1. 1 mission
  2. 2 long-term task to which one devotes oneself
  3. 3 a calling
qián tú
  1. 1 prospects
  2. 2 future outlook
  3. 3 journey
mìng
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 fate
  3. 3 order or command
  4. 4 to assign a name, title etc
mìng zhòng
  1. 1 to hit (a target)
mìng lìng
  1. 1 order
  2. 2 command
  3. 3 CL:道[dào],個|个[gè]
mìng kǔ
  1. 1 to be born under an ill star
mìng yùn
  1. 1 fate
  2. 2 destiny
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
shòu mìng
  1. 1 life span
  2. 2 life expectancy
  3. 3 lifetime (of a machine)
duō jiǔ
  1. 1 how long?
duō gōng néng
  1. 1 multi-functional
  2. 2 multi-function
duō bàn
  1. 1 most
  2. 2 mostly
  3. 3 most likely
duō duō
  1. 1 many
  2. 2 much
  3. 3 a lot
  4. 4 lots and lots
  5. 5 more
  6. 6 even more
duō cǎi
  1. 1 colorful
  2. 2 flamboyant
duō qíng
  1. 1 affectionate
  2. 2 passionate
  3. 3 emotional
  4. 4 sentimental

Idioms (20)

一命呜呼
yī mìng wū hū
  1. 1 to die (idiom)
  2. 2 to breathe one's last
  3. 3 to give up the ghost
不遑多让
bù huáng duō ràng
  1. 1 lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not to be outdone
  3. 3 not to yield to one's opponents
亡命之徒
wáng mìng zhī tú
  1. 1 runaway (idiom); desperate criminal
  2. 2 fugitive
人命关天
rén mìng guān tiān
  1. 1 human life is beyond value (idiom)
人多势众
rén duō shì zhòng
  1. 1 many men, a great force (idiom); many hands provide great strength
  2. 2 There is safety in numbers.
以少胜多
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
  1. 1 using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness
假途灭虢
jiǎ tú miè Guó
  1. 1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
僧多粥少
sēng duō zhōu shǎo
  1. 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. not enough to go around
  3. 3 demand exceeds supply
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
  1. 1 everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
  2. 2 everything points to disaster
半途而废
bàn tú ér fèi
  1. 1 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
博学多才
bó xué duō cái
  1. 1 erudite and multi-talented (idiom); versatile and able
博识多通
bó shí duō tōng
  1. 1 knowledgeable and perspicacious (idiom)
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
  1. 1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
命中注定
mìng zhōng zhù dìng
  1. 1 decreed by fate (idiom)
  2. 2 destined
  3. 3 fated
命在旦夕
mìng zài dàn xī
  1. 1 to be at death's door (idiom)
命归黄泉
mìng guī Huáng quán
  1. 1 lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huáng quán] (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to die
  3. 3 to meet one's end
命途多舛
mìng tú duō chuǎn
  1. 1 to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
嗜酒如命
shì jiǔ rú mìng
  1. 1 to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
多一事不如少一事
duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì
  1. 1 it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 the less complications the better
多个朋友多条路
duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù
  1. 1 the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom)

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