HSK 5 · HSK 7–9 · noun · verb
命
life; fate; destiny; to assign (命1)
1
life; fate; destiny; to assign (命1)
医生救了他的命。
Yīshēng jiùle tā de mìng.
The doctor saved his life.
2
to order; to command (someone to do something)
经理命他马上处理这件事。
Jīnglǐ mìng tā mǎshàng chǔlǐ zhè jiàn shì。
The manager ordered him to deal with the matter at once.
生命只有一次。
Shēngmìng zhǐyǒu yí cì.
Life comes only once.
他没有向命运低头。
Tā méiyǒu xiàng mìngyùn dītóu.
He did not bow to fate.
这场技术革命改变了人们的生活。
Zhè chǎng jìshù gémìng gǎibiànle rén men de shēnghuó。
This technological revolution has changed people's lives.