性命
xìng mìng
Pinyin

Definition

性命
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xìng mìng
  1. life

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人性
rén xìng
  1. 1 human nature
  2. 2 humanity
  3. 3 human
  4. 4 the totality of human attributes
任性
rèn xìng
  1. 1 willful
  2. 2 headstrong
  3. 3 unruly
个性
gè xìng
  1. 1 individuality
  2. 2 personality
命
mìng
  1. 1 life
  2. 2 fate
  3. 3 order or command
  4. 4 to assign a name, title etc
命运
mìng yùn
  1. 1 fate
  2. 2 destiny
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
女性
nu:3 xìng
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 the female sex
性感
xìng gǎn
  1. 1 sex appeal
  2. 2 eroticism
  3. 3 sexuality
  4. 4 sexy
性格
xìng gé
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 disposition
  3. 3 temperament
  4. 4 character
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
拼命
pīn mìng
  1. 1 to do one's utmost
  2. 2 with all one's might
  3. 3 at all costs
  4. 4 (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
救命
jiù mìng
  1. 1 to save sb's life
  2. 2 (interj.) Help!
  3. 3 Save me!
本命年
běn mìng nián
  1. 1 year of one's birth sign, according to the cycle of 12 animals of the earthly branches 地支[dì zhī]
理性
lǐ xìng
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 rationality
  3. 3 rational
生命
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]
异性
yì xìng
  1. 1 the opposite sex
  2. 2 of the opposite sex
  3. 3 heterosexual
  4. 4 different in nature
要命
yào mìng
  1. 1 to cause sb's death
  2. 2 very
  3. 3 extremely
  4. 4 frightening
  5. 5 annoying
革命
gé mìng
  1. 1 revolution
  2. 2 revolutionary (politics)
  3. 3 CL:次[cì]
一次性
yī cì xìng
  1. 1 one-off (offer)
  2. 2 one-time
  3. 3 single-use
  4. 4 disposable (goods)
中性
zhōng xìng
  1. 1 neutral
亡命
wáng mìng
  1. 1 to flee
  2. 2 to go into exile (from prison)
人命
rén mìng
  1. 1 human life
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo]

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
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)
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
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
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
  1. 1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
恭敬不如从命
gōng jìng bù rú cóng mìng
  1. 1 deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)
  2. 2 (said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
爱财如命
ài cái rú mìng
  1. 1 lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. avaricious
  3. 3 tightfisted
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
  1. 1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
敢不从命
gǎn bù cóng mìng
  1. 1 to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
时乖命蹇
shí guāi mìng jiǎn
  1. 1 bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
本性难移
běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
  2. 2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
死于非命
sǐ yú fēi mìng
  1. 1 violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster
  2. 2 an unnatural death
江山易改，本性难移
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
  1. 1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't change who you are
  3. 3 Can the leopard change his spots?
熏陶成性
xūn táo chéng xìng
  1. 1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
  2. 2 good habits come by long assimilation
生命不息，战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
  1. 1 while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last

Sample Sentences

在十年前那个案子中，歹徒在火车站放了毒气罐，并把你父亲打伤锁在密室中。当时我们只能先找出毒气罐的位置，因为这关系到上千人的性命。之后我们立即去找你父亲，但赶到时发现......”
zài shínián qián nàge ànzi zhōng ，dǎitú zài huǒchēzhàn fàng le dúqìguàn ，bìng bǎ nǐ fùqin dǎshāng suǒ zài mìshì zhōng 。dāngshí wǒmen zhǐnéng xiān zhǎochū dúqìguàn de wèizhi ，yīnwèi zhè guānxì dào shàngqiān rén de xìngmìng 。zhīhòu wǒmen lìjí qù zhǎo nǐ fùqin ，dàn gǎndào shí fāxiàn ......”
"During that case 10 years ago, the criminal had planted poison gas canisters at the train station and locked your father in a hidden room after beating him severely. At that time all we could do was search for the location of the gas canisters that threatened thousands of lives. We searched for your father immediately after, but by that time we discovered..."
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自己开车？还是算了吧。现在马路杀手这么多，我可不敢拿自己的性命开玩笑。
zìjǐ kāichē ？háishì suàn le ba 。xiànzài mǎlù shāshǒu zhème duō ，wǒ kě bùgǎn ná zìjǐ de xìngmìng kāi wánxiào 。
Drive myself? Forget about it. There are so many reckless drivers on the road right now. I don’t want to mess around with my life.
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唐僧停下，叹道：“唉，你这猴子，怎能连伤两条性命！”
Táng Sēng tíng xià ，tàn dào ：“ài ，nǐ zhè hóuzi ，zěnnéng lián shāng liǎng tiáo xìngmìng ！”
Tang Seng stopped and said sighing, "Agh, Monkey. How can you hurt two lives in a row?!"
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I played a bit. Actually, a lot of people go to Macao not planning to gamble. But in the end, they do. Because the big casinos usually have really fancy hotels. The room fees are very cheap, and you can convert them into chips. Basically, they're always trying to think of ways to get you hooked and make you gamble. If you don't have strong self-discipline, and you get addicted to gambling, I bet even you and your family's safety wouldn't be enough to get you to stop.
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