致命

zhìmìng

adjective HSK 7-9 #2,596

Meanings

1 fatal
2 deadly
3 lethal

Characters

to cause; to lead to

Examples

HSK 5

这种毒蛇的咬伤可能是致命的。

Zhèzhǒng dúshé de yǎoshāng kěnéng shì zhìmìng de.

The bite of this venomous snake can be fatal.

HSK 6

他犯了一个致命的错误。

Tā fàn le yígè zhìmìng de cuòwù.

He made a fatal mistake.

Tips

memory

致 (to cause) + 命 (life/fate) = causing death, i.e. fatal. Can be literal (致命伤 = fatal wound) or figurative (致命的弱点 = fatal weakness).

Stroke Order

致 zhì

命 mìng