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HSK 6
命

HSK 6noun

命

mìng

命 (mìng) means “life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

他拼命工作以养家糊口。

Tā pīnmìng gōngzuò yǐ yǎngjiā húkǒu.

He works desperately hard to support his family.

Words containing 命

生命shēng mìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature 革命gé mìngto withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary 命令mìng lìngorder; command 命运mìng yùnfate; destiny 寿命shòu mìnglife span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)命名mìng míngto give a name to; to dub; to christen 拼命pīn mìngto do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it 任命rèn mìngto appoint; (job) appointment; CL:紙|纸[zhi3]使命shǐ mìngmission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling 性命xìng mìnglife 要命yào mìngto cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance 救命jiù mìngto save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!

More HSK 6 vocabulary

挨āiin order; in sequence; close to; adjacent to 癌症ái zhèngcancer 爱不释手ài bù shì shǒu(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible 爱戴ài dàito love and respect; love and respect 暧昧ài mèivague; ambiguous; equivocal 安宁an níngsee 安寧區|安宁区[An1 ning2 Qu1]; see 安寧市|安宁市[An1 ning2 Shi4]安详ān xiángserene 安置ān zhìto find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement 按摩àn mómassage; to massage 案件àn jiàncase; instance; CL:宗[zong1],樁|桩[zhuang1],起[qi3]案例àn lìcase (of fraud, hepatitis, international cooperation etc); instance; example 暗示àn shìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion

Frequently asked questions

What does 命 mean?: 命 (mìng) means “life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc”. It is an HSK 6 word.
How is 命 pronounced?: 命 is pronounced “mìng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 命?: 命 belongs to HSK 6 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 命?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 命 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18