害命

hàimìng

verb

Meanings

1 to take a life
2 to murder
3 to kill someone

Characters

Examples

为了钱财害命是十恶不赦的罪行。

Wèile qiáncái hàimìng shì shí'è bù shè de zuìxíng.

Killing for money is an unforgivable crime.

他被指控谋财害命。

Tā bèi zhǐkòng móucáihàimìng.

He was accused of murdering for money.

Tips

usage

Most often appears in the four-character phrase 谋财害命 (móucáihàimìng) — 'to scheme for money and take a life' — a stock crime cited in classical novels and modern court-drama dialogue. As a standalone verb 害命 is fairly literary.

Stroke Order

害 hài

命 mìng