Chinese Traditional: 性命
Chinese Simplified: 性命
Pinyin: xing4 ming4
Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ
English Meaning: life
Classifier: (tiao2)

Example Sentences:

這場戰役持續了三天,共奪走五萬人的性命。
这场战役持续了三天,共夺走五万人的性命。
zhe4 chang3 zhan4 yi4 chi2 xu4 le5 san1 tian1, gong4 duo2 zou3 wu3 wan4 ren2 de5 xing4 ming4.
The battle lasted for 3 days and claimed the lives of 50,000 men.
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這次殘暴的恐怖行動奪去了很多人的性命。
这次残暴的恐怖行动夺去了很多人的性命。
zhe4 ci4 can2 bao4 de5 kong3 bu4 xing2 dong4 duo2 qu4 le5 hen3 duo1 ren2 de5 xing4 ming4.
This brutal act of terrorism cost many people's lives.
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Related Words:

 

xìng

1. gender, sex 2. character, personality, nature 3. -ness, -ity (suffix) 4. quality, property 5. sexual

Here: character, nature

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mìng

1. life 2. fate 3. to order, to command 4. to assign (a name or title) 5. order, command, instruction

Here: life

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