命 (mìng) — life; fate, destiny
Definition
As a verb here, 命 is a literary/formal equivalent of 命令 ('to order, to command'). 命运 and 缘分 are nouns naming the concept of fate itself.
verb
lifefatedestiny
Examples
- 命，。Hěn duō rén bù xiāng xìn mìng, zhī xiāng xìn zì jǐ de nǔ lì.Many people don't believe in fate; they only believe in their own effort.
- 命，。Tā de mìng fēi cháng kǎn kě, dàn tā cóng bú fàng qì.His life has been very rough, but he never gives up.
- 命。Yì chǎng jí bìng chà diǎn yào le tā de mìng.A sudden illness almost cost him his life.
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