拼命 meaning in English
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 7-917 strokes
Meaning of 拼命
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
pīnmìng
- 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
拼命 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我拼命地跑。
I ran as fast as I could.
这么拼命工作有什么意义？
What's the sense of working so hard?
拼命地跑
Run like your life depends on it.
由于贫穷，他们不得不拼命工作。
Seeing as they're poor, they've no choice but to work their hardest.
他为了孩子的幸福，拼命的工作。
He worked hard to make his child happy.
Stroke order for each character
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拼 pīn · to piece together · 9 strokes
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命 mìng · life · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 拼命.
| 生命 | shēngmìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:條|条[tiao2]) |
| 命运 | mìngyùn | fate; destiny |
| 命令 | mìnglìng | order; command |
| 救命 | jiùmìng | to save sb's life; (interj.) Help! |
| 革命 | gémìng | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); re |
| 性命 | xìngmìng | life |
| 致命 | zhìmìng | fatal; mortal |
| 使命 | shǐmìng | mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself |
| 要命 | yàomìng | to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly |
| 命名 | mìngmíng | to give a name to; to dub |
| 任命 | rènmìng | to appoint; (job) appointment |
| 寿命 | shòumìng | life span; life expectancy |
Questions about 拼命
What does 拼命 mean?
拼命 (pīnmìng) means "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".
How do you write 拼命?
拼命 is made of 2 characters: 拼 (9 strokes), 命 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 拼命 an HSK word?
Yes. 拼命 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.