What does 要命 mean in Chinese?
要命 (yàomìng) means to cause sb's death.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
要命
to cause sb's death
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to cause sb's death
02
extremely; terribly
03
(used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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How do you pronounce 要命?
要命 is pronounced yàomìng.
Is 要命 an HSK word?
要命 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 要命?
要命 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.
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