死命

sǐmìng

adverb #23,602

Meanings

1 desperately
2 for dear life
3 with all one's might
4 stubbornly

Characters

life / fate / order

Examples

HSK 6

她死命跑，才赶上了末班车。

Tā sǐmìng pǎo, cái gǎnshàng le mòbānchē.

She ran for dear life and barely caught the last bus.

HSK 7-9

他死命地抓住绳子不放。

Tā sǐmìng de zhuāzhù shéngzi bù fàng.

He held onto the rope desperately, refusing to let go.

HSK 7-9

他死命反对这个提议。

Tā sǐmìng fǎnduì zhège tíyì.

He stubbornly opposed this proposal.

Tips

memory

死 (sǐ) means 'death' and 命 (mìng) means 'life/fate' - together, 死命 evokes the image of staking your very life on something, hence 'desperately' or 'with all one's might.'

Stroke Order

死 sǐ

命 mìng