命

The character "命" has 8 strokes. "命" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "命" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "命" are "mìng" . View the stroke order of "命">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "命"

v.: order; command; instruct; decree; ordain; assign (a name, title, etc)

n.: command; order; instruction; decree; destiny; fate; lot; life-span; life

• order : n.次序；顺序；命令；指令；社会等级；社会阶级；阶层；修道会；类；柱型；装饰样式；专用装备；专用服装；阶
• command : v.命令；掌握；拥有；可以获得；指挥；管辖；统率；俯视；俯瞰；〈古〉 控制（或抑制）（自己，自己的感情）
• instruct : v.指示；命令；吩咐；教；指导；给（人）指示；通知；告知；〈主英〉 （委托人）委托（初级律师
• decree : n.法令；法令的颁布；裁决；判决
• ordain : v.委任…为牧师；授… 以神职；规定；决定；注定
• instruction : n.指示；命令；使用说明；装配指南；教学；教育；给初级律师（或辩护律师、陪审团）的指示；指令
• destiny : n.不可避免要发生的事；注定了要发生的事；命运；天数
• fate : n.命中注定的事；命运的安排；天数；天命；命运三女神；命运；结局；结果
• lot : pron.许多；大量
• life-span : n.寿命
• life : n.生命；生活；一生；以实物为原型的创作；写真艺术；生活方式；生物；活力；精力；传记

Form words with "命"

一条命 a life

命士兵出击 command the soldiers to attack

命在须臾 be at death's door

Example phrases using "命"

• 一场重病，差点儿要了我的命。

  A severe illness almost took my life.

• 他救了一个落水儿童的命。

  He saved a kid from drowning.

• 看来他没有中大奖的命。

  It seems as if he was not predestined to hit the jackpot.

• 如果你敢动她一根毫毛，我就要了你的命。

  If you lay a finger on her, I’ll kill you.

• 这差点儿要了他的命。

  This nearly cost him his life.

• 你救了这个孩子的命，他今天特地赶来谢恩。

  The boy has come specially to thank you for saving his life.

• 她不光损失了一大笔钱，还差点儿把命也搭上了。

  It not only cost her a lot of money but nearly her life.

• 他父亲不同意他们结婚，因为据说他俩的命相克。

  His father refused his consent to their marriage because they were said to be ill-matched in horoscope.

• 他捡了一条命。

  He barely escaped death. / He came back from the dead.

• 病夫多长命。

  A person susceptible to illnesses tends to live long. / A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.