Definition
送命 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to lose one's life' or 'to get killed'. It is a verb-object compound (送 + 命). In usage, the object 命 can be separated from 送 with aspect markers like 了 or modifiers like 一条, as in 送了一条命. It is used in serious or dramatic contexts, often describing death in accidents, battles, or dangerous situations.
v.o.
to lose one's lifeto get killed
Examples
- 送命。Tā chàdiǎn sòng mìng.He almost lost his life.
- 。Tā zài zhànchǎng shàng sòng le yì tiáo mìng.He lost a life on the battlefield.
- ，。Wèile jiù rén, tā sòng le zìjǐ de mìng.To save others, he lost his own life.
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