玩命

wánmìng

verb #19,550

Meanings

1 to risk one's life
2 to be reckless
3 to go all out

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Examples

你开车别玩命，注意安全！

Nǐ kāichē bié wánmìng, zhùyì ānquán!

Don't drive recklessly; be careful!

他为了赶工期简直在玩命。

Tā wèile gǎn gōngqī jiǎnzhí zài wánmìng.

He's practically risking his life to meet the deadline.

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Colloquial and informal. Literally 'playing with one's life.' Often used to describe someone doing something dangerously reckless or pushing themselves extremely hard.

Stroke Order

玩 wán

命 mìng