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要命

yào mìng

to cause sb's death

HSK 7–9

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Meanings

yào mìng

  1. to cause sb's death
  2. extremely; terribly
  3. (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance

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In sentences

我wǒ渴kě得dé要命yào mìng。I'm dying of thirst. #400450

我wǒ突然tū rán肚痛dù tòng得dé要命yào mìng。All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. #372372