命 (mìng) — life; fate, destiny; order, command
Definition
命 is a short, formal noun covering 'life', 'fate', or 'order/command' (as in 命令). For 'fate' it overlaps with 命运 but sounds literary; 缘分 is about people-bound fate, not a noun you swap in freely.
noun
lifefatedestinyordercommand
Examples
- 命。Rén de mìng zhǐ yǒu yí cì.A person only has one life.
- 命，。Wǒ bù xiāng xìn mìng, wǒ zhī xiāng xìn zì jǐ.I don't believe in fate; I only believe in myself.
- 。Tā jiē dào le shàng jí de mìng lìng.He received an order from his superiors.
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