拚命 (pàn mìng) — to risk one's life; to exert extreme effort, to do one's utmost
Definition
拚命 is an intransitive verb meaning to push oneself to the absolute limit, with the vivid sense of 'risking one's life' for the goal. Often used as 拚命地 + verb ('desperately VERB').
verb
to risk one's lifeto exert extreme effortto do one's utmost
Examples
- ，。Tā wèi le jiù nà ge hái zi, pīn le mìng dì pǎo guò qù.To save that child, he ran desperately.
- 拚命。Tā zài zhè chǎng bǐ sài zhōng pàn mìng zhēng qǔ shèng lì.He fought desperately to win in this match.
- 拚命，。Tā pàn mìng dì xué xí, zhōng yú kǎo shàng le dà xué.She studied desperately and finally got into university.
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