命U+547D8 STROKES
Entry·pron. mìng
ㄇㄧㄥˋ
“life; destiny or fate; an order or command; to assign a name or title; to take or appoint.”
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- 生命ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋlife; the condition of being alive; a living being; the duration of existence; vitality in creative works
- 革命ㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋrevolution; a fundamental and often violent change in political power or social structure; a radical transformation in any field, such as technology or industry.
- 命運ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄣˋfate; destiny; the course of one's life as determined by forces beyond personal control; one's lot in life
- 命令ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄥˋorder; command; an instruction or directive from an authority; to order; to command
- 任命ㄖㄣˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋto appoint someone to a position; official appointment; to assign a role or duty.
- 拚命ㄆㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋto risk one's life; to exert oneself to the utmost; desperately; with all one's might.
- 性命ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋlife; one's life; in philosophy, the inherent nature or innate endowment of all things
- 使命ㄕˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋmission; a duty or purpose one is called to fulfill; a long-term task or responsibility
- 命名ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊto give a name to; to name; to designate; to dub; to christen.
- 致命ㄓˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋfatal; deadly; lethal; causing death or destruction; (archaic) to sacrifice one's life; (archaic, Taiwan) to relay orders or messages
- 生命力ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋvitality; the capacity to sustain life, activity, or growth; life force.
- 壽命ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋlife span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine); duration of use
- 維他命ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˋvitamin; organic compounds essential for health, obtained from food
- 命題ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄧˊproposition (logic, math); to assign an essay or exam topic
- 救命ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋto save someone's life; a cry for help; Help!; Save me!
- 命案ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄢˋhomicide case; murder case; criminal case involving a death.
- 安非他命ㄢ ㄈㄟ ㄊㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˋamphetamine; a synthetic stimulant drug; formerly used medically as a depressant; now banned due to abuse
- 人命ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋa human life; a person's lifespan.
- 要命ㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋto cause death; extremely; terribly; (in complaints) a nuisance; very difficult or troublesome
- 命名為ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋto name; to designate; to give a name to; to be named as
- 奉命ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋto receive an order from a superior or elder; to act under orders; to be assigned a task by authority
- 天命ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˋthe natural order of heaven and all things; fate or destiny as ordained by heaven; one's innate nature or endowment from heaven; lifespan; (historical) era name of the Qing dynasty founder (1616–1626).
- 喪命ㄙㄤˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋto lose one's life; to die; to be killed; to perish.
- 待命ㄉㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋawaiting orders; on standby; ready to act when instructed
- 拼命ㄆㄧㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˋto do one's utmost; to spare no effort; to work or fight as if one's life depends on it; at all costs
- 宿命ㄙㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋfate; destiny; predestined lot; the idea that one's life is shaped by past lives and cycles of rebirth
- 算命ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋfortune-telling; predicting someone's fate or future, often based on birth date and time.
- 使命感ㄕˇ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄢˇa sense of mission; the conscious feeling that one should shoulder a major responsibility.
- 受命ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋto receive orders or a command; to accept a mandate or mission; to receive heaven's mandate
- 逃命ㄊㄠˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋflee for one's life; escape danger to survive
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