méi mìng

没 命

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SW HSK 4

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1
v.die; lose one's life; meet one's demise
- yào bu shì yī shēng jí shí qiǎng jiù tā zǎo jiù méi mìng le
  要不是医生及时抢救，她早就没命了。
  She would have died if the doctor hadn't given her emergency treatment.
- bù jǐn tā huì méi mìng nà xiē shēng bìng de hái zi yě huì
  不仅她会没命，那些生病的孩子也会。
  She would die, and so would the sick children.
- rú guǒ méi yǒu bì hù suǒ tā nà wǎn kě néng huì méi mìng
  如果没有庇护所，他那晚可能会没命。
  Without shelter, he could die that night.
2
adv.desperately; for all one's worth; like mad; recklessly
- méi mìng de zhèng qián
  没命地挣钱
  earn money for all one's worth
- méi mìng de bēn pǎo
  没命地奔跑
  run as hard as one can
- zài nà rén de bāng zhù xià xiǎo lín méi mìng de cháo yī yuàn pǎo qù
  在那人的帮助下，小林没命地朝医院跑去。
  With that man's help, Xiao lin ran desperately for the hospital.
3
v.be devoid of luck; have no luck
- tā méi mìng xiǎng fú
  他没命享福。
  He has no luck.

Separable word
"没" and "命" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 要不是我身手灵活，怕早已没了命。
  If I were not agile, I would have lost my life.
- 他没那个命，享不了福。
  He has no luck to enjoy a happy life.

没命