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mìng

Main
English Definition	life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
Simplified Script	命
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	mìng
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	meng⁶
Part of Speech	(名) noun, (动) verb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=6,7 TOCFL=5,6

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Words With Same Head Word
命运	mìngyùn	fate; destiny
命令	mìnglìng	order; command
命名	mìngmíng	to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming
命中	mìngzhòng	to hit (a target)
命题	mìngtí	proposition (logic, math.); to assign an essay topic

Words With Same Tail Word
救命	jiùmìng	to save somebody's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!
生命	shēngmìng	life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature
革命	gémìng	to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against somebody or something); to revolutionize (something); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命)
拼命	pīnmìng	to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
寿命	shòumìng	life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)

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