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要命
yào mìng
extremely, to death
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What does 要命 mean?
要命 (pinyin: yào mìng) means extremely, to death. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 要命
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 要
The characters of 要命
| 要 | yāo | to want (HSK 2) |
| 命 | mìng | component character |
Related HSK 6 words
| 雕塑 | diāo sù | sculpture |
| 充实 | chōng shí | enrich, substantial |
| 解剖 | jiě pōu | to dissect |
| 颤抖 | chàn dǒu | to tremble, to shiver |
| 消极 | xiāo jí | negative, passive |
| 统统 | tǒng tǒng | all, entirely |
| 偏偏 | piān piān | just, precisely, as it happens |
| 帐篷 | zhàng peng | tent |
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