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命

mìng · ming

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

他(tā)冒(mào)着(zhe)生(shēng)命(mìng)危(wēi)险(xiǎn)救(jiù)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)命(mìng)。

He saved my life at the risk of his own.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by ddnktr · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

这(zhè)条(tiáo)命(mìng)是(shì)父(fù)母(mǔ)给(gěi)的(de)，要(yào)好(hǎo)好(hǎo)珍(zhēn)惜(xī)。

This life was given by your parents, so you should cherish it.

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