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  • 1

    v.kill; drive somebody to death; take one's life

    • tā shēng le yī chǎng zhòng bìng chà diǎn r yào mìng

      重病差点儿要命

      A serious illness almost killed him.

    • chē kāi de zhè me kuài bù yào mìng le

      要命

      You are speeding! Do you want to kill yourself.

    • zhè huó kě zhēn yào mìng

      要命

      This work is really killing.

  • 2

    adj.awfully; extremely; terribly; to an extreme degree

    • bù yào shuō xiào hua le tā xīn lǐ fán de yào mìng

      不要笑话心里要命

      Don't joke now. He's terribly upset.

    • tīng tā de yǔ qì tā jí de yào mìng

      语气要命

      There was a note of desperation in his voice.

    • jīn tiān bàn gōng shì li máng de yào mìng

      今天办公室要命

      It was deadly busy today in the office.

  • 3

    v.be annoying/aggravating

    • zhēn yào mìng

      要命

      What a nuisance!

Word usage

  • "要" and "命" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 事故差点儿

      The accident nearly killed him.

    • 担心这个手术不了

      Don’t worry. This surgery won’t kill you.

    • 差点儿

      A severe illness almost took my life.

Chinese words with pinyin yao ming