使命

shǐmìng

noun HSK 7-9 #3,815

Measure Word

一个使命 gè

Meanings

1 mission
2 duty
3 mandate

Characters

to send; to cause; envoy

order; life; fate

Literally 'sent order' — a duty assigned to someone

Examples

保护环境是我们每个人的使命。

Bǎohù huánjìng shì wǒmen měigè rén de shǐmìng.

Protecting the environment is everyone's mission.

他觉得教育孩子是自己的使命。

Tā juéde jiàoyù háizi shì zìjǐ de shǐmìng.

He feels that educating children is his mission.

公司的使命是为客户创造价值。

Gōngsī de shǐmìng shì wèi kèhù chuàngzào jiàzhí.

The company's mission is to create value for customers.

Tips

usage

使命 implies a sense of duty and purpose, often grand or noble. Common collocations: 使命感 (sense of mission), 历史使命 (historical mission), 完成使命 (accomplish one's mission).

Stroke Order

使 shǐ

命 mìng