命 (mìng) means Life (lifespan - order - fate). Below are 24 of the 32 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
生 命 是最宝贵的。
Shēngmìng shì zuì bǎoguì de.
Life is the most precious thing.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 生命
军人必须服从 命 令。
Jūnrén bìxū fúcóng mìnglìng.
A soldier must obey orders.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 服从
医生救了他的性 命 。
Yīshēng jiù le tā de xìngmìng.
The doctor saved his life.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 性命
他服从了上级的 命 令。
Tā fúcóng le shàngjí de mìnglìng.
He obeyed the order from above.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 命令
别用 命 令的口气说话。
Bié yòng mìnglìng de kǒuqì shuō huà.
Do not speak in a commanding tone.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 命令
命 运掌握在自己手里。
Mìngyùn zhǎngwò zài zìjǐ shǒu lǐ.
Your fate is in your own hands.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 命运
这台机器的寿 命 很长。
Zhè tái jīqì de shòumìng hěn cháng.
This machine has a long service life.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 寿命
人的平均寿 命 提高了。
Rén de píngjūn shòumìng tígāo le.
Average life expectancy has risen.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 寿命
任 命 的文件已经下发。
Rènmìng de wénjiàn yǐjīng xiàfā.
The letter of appointment has been issued.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 任命
司令下达了新的 命 令。
Sīlìng xiàdá le xīn de mìnglìng.
The commander issued a new order.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 司令
医生挽救了他的生 命 。
Yīshēng wǎnjiù le tā de shēngmìng.
The doctors saved his life.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 挽救
节约时间就是节约生 命 。
Jiéyuē shíjiān jiù shì jiéyuē shēngmìng.
Saving time is saving life.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 节约
这颗星以他的名字 命 名。
Zhè kē xīng yǐ tā de míngzi mìngmíng.
This star is named after him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 命名
新品种还没有正式 命 名。
Xīn pǐnzhǒng hái méiyǒu zhèngshì mìngmíng.
The new variety has not yet been formally named.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 命名
别太拼 命 ，身体最重要。
Bié tài pīn mìng, shēntǐ zuì zhòngyào.
Don't drive yourself so hard; health matters most.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拼命
他被任 命 为项目负责人。
Tā bèi rènmìng wéi xiàngmù fùzérén.
He was appointed head of the project.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 任命
这种草生 命 力非常顽强。
Zhè zhǒng cǎo shēngmìnglì fēicháng wánqiáng.
This grass has extremely tenacious vitality.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 顽强
安全关系到每个人的生 命 。
Ānquán guānxi dào měi ge rén de shēngmìng.
Safety concerns everyone's life.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 生命
这项技术带来了一场革 命 。
Zhè xiàng jìshù dài lái le yì chǎng gémìng.
This technology brought about a revolution.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 革命
科学家在研究生 命 的起源。
Kēxuéjiā zài yánjiū shēngmìng de qǐyuán.
Scientists are studying the origin of life.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起源
他把教书当作自己的使 命 。
Tā bǎ jiāoshū dàngzuò zìjǐ de shǐmìng.
He regards teaching as his mission.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 使命
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命 appears in 32 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 命
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Questions about 命
How is 命 used in a sentence?
This page shows 32 sentences using 命 (mìng, "Life (lifespan - order - fate)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 命 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 命 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 命?
The dictionary page for 命 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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