appoint ⇒ 他被任命为部门经理。 Tā bèi rènmìng wéi bùmén jīnglǐ. → He was appointed branch manager.
使命
mission
偿命
pay with one's life ( pt , pp paid )
卖命
work oneself to the bone ⇒ 他每天卖命赚钱。 Tā měi tiān màimìng zhuànqián. → He works himself to the bone every day.
受命
receive instructions
命中
hit the target ( pt , pp hit )
命令
order ⇒ 我们还没接到上级的命令。 Wǒmen hái méi jiēdào shàngjí de mìnglìng. → We still haven't received the order from above.
命名
name ⇒ 这座山被命名为“英雄山”。 Zhè zuò shān bèi mìngmíngwéi "Yīngxióng Shān". → This mountain was named Heroes' Mountain.
命案
murder case
命脉
lifeblood
命运
fate
命题
assign ... a topic
天命
fate
奉命
be instructed ⇒ 部委奉命紧急调查。 Bùwěi fèngmìng jǐnjí diàochá. → Government departments were instructed to carry out an urgent investigation.
奔命
be always on the go
寿命
life ⇒ 随着生活水平的提高,人们的寿命越来越长。 Suízhe shēnghuó shuǐpíng de tígāo, rénmen de shòumìng yuèláiyuè cháng. → Since living standards are higher, life expectancy is steadily increasing.
待命
await orders
性命
life ( pl lives )
拼命
( 不要命 ) risk one's life ⇒ 歹徒见她要拼命转身跑掉了。 Dǎitú jiàn tā yào pīnmìng zhuǎnshēn pǎodiào le. → When the thugs saw that she was ready to fight to the death, they turned and fled.
授命
give orders ( pt gave ) , pp given
救命
save a life ⇒ 他救了我的命。 Tā jiùle wǒ de mìng. → He saved my life. ⇒ 救命啊！ Jiùmìng a! → Help!
死命
doom
毙命
meet a violent death ( pt , pp met )
活命
survive
生命
life ( pl lives ) ⇒ 挽救生命 wǎnjiù shēngmìng → save a life ⇒ 生命科学 shēngmìng kēxué → life science
spare a life ⇒ 皇帝饶了他一命。 Huángdì ráole tā yī mìng. → The emperor spared his life. ⇒ 小偷被打得连喊饶命。 Xiǎotōu bèi dǎ de lián hǎn ráomìng. → They beat the thief until he begged for mercy.
亡命徒
desperate criminal
命根子
lifeblood ⇒ 经理说,顾客就是我们的命根子。 Jīnglǐ shuō, gùkè jiùshì wǒmen de mìnggēnzi. → The manager says that the customers are our lifeblood. ⇒ 这孩子是全家人的命根子。 Zhè háizi shì quánjiārén de mìnggēnzi. → This child is the very life of the family.
宿命论
fatalism
玩儿命
( 口 ) bust a gut ( pt bust ) , pp busted ⇒ 他玩儿命学英语。 Tā wánrmìng xué Yīngyǔ. → He put everything into learning English.