拚命

pànmìng

verb #34,826

Meanings

1 to risk one's life
2 to do something with all one's might
3 variant of 拼命

Characters

to risk / disregard

Examples

他拚命工作，想给家人更好的生活。

Tā pànmìng gōngzuò, xiǎng gěi jiārén gèng hǎo de shēnghuó.

He works himself to the bone, wanting to give his family a better life.

为了保护孩子，她拚命跑过去。

Wèile bǎohù háizi, tā pànmìng pǎo guòqù.

To protect the child, she ran over with all her might.

Tips

usage

拚命 is a variant form of 拼命 (pīnmìng) — both mean 'to give it everything you've got' or literally 'to risk your life'. The form 拼命 is more common in mainland writing today; 拚命 still appears in Taiwanese texts and older publications.

Stroke Order

拚 pàn

命 mìng