要命
Chinese edit
important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce |
life; fate | ||
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trad. (要命) | 要 | 命 | |
simp. #(要命) | 要 | 命 |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
要命
Synonyms edit
- 致命 (zhìmìng)
Adjective edit
要命
Usage notes edit
- When 要命 is used to mean "extreme", it is usually used as a complement after an adjective and 得 (de). When used in this construction, it can be translated as "extremely", "awfully" or "terribly".