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没命

沒命
méimìng
adjective #8,112

Meanings

  1. 1 desperately; for dear life
  2. 2 recklessly; as if one's life depended on it

Characters

没
méi
not have; without
命
mìng
life; fate; destiny
Without + life — doing something so urgently it's as if your life is at stake.

Examples

他没命地往前跑。
Tā méimìng de wǎng qián pǎo.
He ran forward desperately.
孩子们没命地叫喊。
Háizimen méimìng de jiàohǎn.
The children screamed for dear life.
她没命地工作，把身体搞坏了。
Tā méimìng de gōngzuò, bǎ shēntǐ gǎohuài le.
She worked herself to death and ruined her health.

Tips

usage
Almost always used as an adverb with 地: 没命地跑/叫/干 (run/shout/work desperately). Implies frantic, life-or-death urgency.

Stroke Order

没 méi
命 mìng