性 命

xìngmìng

“Life” in Chinese is 性命 (xìngmìng).

Meaning

life

Example

事故差点让他丢了性命。

The accident almost cost him his life.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

xìngHSK 38 strokesnature mìngHSK 38 strokeslife

More HSK 7-9 words

身不由己shēnbùyóujǐ(of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)HSK 7-9 友人yǒurénfriendHSK 7-9 停业tíngyèto cease trading (temporarily or permanently)HSK 7-9 工会gōnghuìlabor union; trade unionHSK 7-9 昏迷hūnmíto lose consciousnessHSK 7-9 中型zhōngxíngmedium sizedHSK 7-9 命名mìngmíngto give a name toHSK 7-9 子孙zǐsūnoffspringHSK 7-9 清脆qīngcuìsharp and clearHSK 7-9 幸存xìngcúnto survive (a disaster)HSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 姓名 (xìngmíng, surname and given name; full name)