致命

zhìmìng

adjective HSK 7-9 #2,596

Meanings

1 fatal
2 deadly
3 lethal

Characters

to cause; to lead to

Examples

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.

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