命

mìng

life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

How to write 命, stroke by stroke

life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc

Ideographic: An order 令 given by mouth 口

Made of 令 + 口

生命shēng mìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (个,条)
命令mìng lìngorder; command
救命jiù mìngto save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!
命运mìng yùnfate; destiny
性命xìng mìnglife
致命zhì mìngfatal; mortal; deadly; to sacrifice one's life
遵命zūn mìngto follow your orders; to do as you bid
使命shǐ mìngmission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling
拼命pīn mìngto do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
要命yào mìngto cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
命名mìng míngto give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming
待命dài mìngto be on call; to be on standby

你才是自己命运的主人。
nǐ cái shì zì jǐ mìng yùn de zhǔ rén 。
You are the master of your own destiny.
他听到某人叫救命。
tā tīng dào mǒu rén jiào jiù mìng 。
He heard someone calling for help.
事故差点让他丢了性命。
shì gù chà diǎn ràng tā diū le xìng mìng 。
The accident almost cost him his life.
100万人在战争中失去了生命。
1 0 0 wàn rén zài zhàn zhēng zhōng shī qù le shēng mìng 。
One million people lost their lives in the war.
革命迎来了新时代。
gé mìng yíng lái le xīn shí dài 。
The revolution ushered in a new era.