亡命

wángmìng

verb #20,584

Meanings

1 to flee for one's life
2 to go into exile
3 to be a fugitive
4 desperate / reckless

Characters

to flee / to perish / to be lost

life / fate / destiny

Examples

HSK 5

他在事发后立刻亡命他乡。

Tā zài shìfā hòu lìkè wángmìng tāxiāng.

He immediately fled to another place after the incident.

HSK 7-9

亡命之徒什么事都做得出来。

Wángmìngzhītú shénme shì dōu zuò déchū lái.

Desperadoes are capable of anything.

Tips

usage

亡命之徒 ('desperado / outlaw') is the most common compound, describing someone reckless or criminal who has nothing to lose. 亡命 alone can be a verb (to flee) or modify nouns (reckless behavior).

Stroke Order

亡 wáng

命 mìng