Definition
饶命 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to spare someone's life'. The verb 饶 ('to spare') and the object 命 ('life') can be split to insert aspect markers, measure words, or the person whose life is spared — for example, 饶了他一命 ('spared his life') or 饶过命 ('have spared a life'). It is commonly used in pleas or dramatic contexts, often as an exclamation '饶命!' ('Spare me!').
v.o.
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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