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ming6 meng6
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[1] life [2] [n] destiny; fate; lot [3] the ordinances of Heaven [4] [n] orders; command Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: 口 (#30)
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| This character was last edited on 26th Mar 2008 | |
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救命
gau3 meng6 = Help!
維他命
wai4 taa1 ming6 = vitamin
革命
gaak3 ming6 = revolution
搏命
bok3 meng6 = to risk one's life; strive to粵
攞命
lo2 meng6 = terrible; awful粵
要命
jiu3 meng6 = terrible; awful
聽命
ting3 ming6 = to follow orders
壽命
sau6 ming6 = life expectancy; life span
使命
si3 ming6 = a (diplomatic, religious etc.) mission
生命
saang1 ming6 = lifeSee all 78 compounds |
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Showing all 2 examples containing 命
吸煙危害健康, 只要每日一枝, 已經足以致命
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Smoking is very harmful; as long as you smoke one cigarette a day, it's enough to cause death
他用哈姆立克急救法救了我一命。 國
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He saved my life using the Heimlich Maneuver. Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 命
Unicode code for this character: U+547D (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 命
Unicode code for this character: U+547D (off-site link)
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