饶命 (ráo mìng) — to spare someone's life (verb-object compound)
Definition
A 离合词 (separable verb-object compound) meaning 'to spare someone's life'. The object 一命 or 他/她的命 can move before the verb (饶他一命) or after (饶了他一命).
verb
to spare someone's life (verb-object compound)
Examples
- 饶命！Qiú qiú nǐ ráo mìng ba!Please spare my life!
- 。Tā ráo le wǒ yí mìng.He spared my life.
- ？Nǐ ráo guò tā de mìng ma?Have you ever spared his life?
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