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要命

jiu3 meng6

yao4 ming4

[1] terrible; awful; horrendous; energy-sapping [2] extremely; awfully [3] to drive one to one's death [] Cant.: 攞命

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 3,690,000

要命

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要 jiu3 jiu1 yao4 yao1 - want
命 ming6 meng6 ming4 man4 - life; destiny; fate

This word was added by tym on 20th Aug 2004 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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