Meaning of 性命
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xìngmìng
- life
性命 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我差点性命不保。
I could have been killed.
你差点性命不保。
You could have been killed.
事故差点让他丢了性命。
The accident almost cost him his life.
在正确使用的情况下，枪可以救人性命。
Guns can be life-savers when used properly.
胜利是用许多人的性命换来的。
The victory was won at the cost of many lives.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
性 xìng · nature · 8 strokes
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命 mìng · life · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 性命.
| 生命 | shēngmìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:條|条[tiao2]) |
| 命运 | mìngyùn | fate; destiny |
| 性格 | xìnggé | nature; disposition |
| 个性 | gèxìng | individuality; personality |
| 性别 | xìngbié | sex; gender |
| 积极性 | jījíxìng | zeal; initiative |
| 性质 | xìngzhì | nature; characteristic |
| 命令 | mìnglìng | order; command |
| 女性 | nǚxìng | woman; the female sex |
| 男性 | nánxìng | the male sex; a male |
| 特性 | tèxìng | property; characteristic |
| 性能 | xìngnéng | function; performance; behavior |
Questions about 性命
What does 性命 mean?
性命 (xìngmìng) means "life" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 性命?
性命 is made of 2 characters: 性 (8 strokes), 命 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 性命 an HSK word?
Yes. 性命 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.