性命 (xìng mìng) — life (one's existence, especially as something precious or at risk)
Definition
性命 emphasizes one's own life as something precious and at risk. Compare 生命 (life as a general concept or living being) and 生死 (a life-and-death pair, often as an adjective).
noun
life (one's existence, especially as something precious or at risk)
Examples
- ，性命。Tā wèi le jiù yí gè hái zi, chà diǎn diū le xìng mìng.He almost lost his life to save a child.
- 性命。xìng mìng Bǐ jīn qián zhòng yào dé duō.Life is much more important than money.
- ，性命。Zài nà chǎng zhàn zhēng zhōng, hěn duō rén dōu xiàn chū le zì jǐ de xìng mìng.In that war, many people gave their lives.
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