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
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