命
mìngTraditional: 命
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Translation
life, fate; order, command
Stroke order
命
Examples
贵。
Life is precious.
。
He doesn't like taking orders.
！！
Help! Someone fell into the water!
。
He saved my life.
猫九。
Cats have nine lives.
命 (mìng) covers two related ideas: life and fate (生命, 救命) on one hand, and an order issued from above (命令) on the other. The common thread is something assigned and not easily refused.
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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 命.
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