mìng

命

life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

HSK 3.0 · 6

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生命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature HSK 3

命运 mìng yùn fate; destiny HSK 3

命令 mìng lìng order; command HSK 5

救命 jiù mìng to save sb's life; (interj.) Help! HSK 6

革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution HSK 7–9

拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it HSK 7–9

使命 shǐ mìng mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself HSK 7–9

致命 zhì mìng fatal; mortal HSK 7–9

命名 mìng míng to give a name to; to dub HSK 7–9

性命 xìng mìng life HSK 7–9

任命 rèn mìng to appoint; (job) appointment HSK 7–9

要命 yào mìng to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly HSK 7–9

Ideographic: An order 令 given by mouth 口

Same radical 口

hé 和 bā 吧 ma 吗 né 呢 hòu 后 chī 吃 tīng 听 jiào 叫

Same sound

míng 名

Also HSK 6

yǔ 与 yú 于 la 啦 rú 如 tóng 同 zuò 作 lìng 另 ma 嘛