拼 命

pīnmìng

“To do one's utmost” in Chinese is 拼命 (pīnmìng).

Meaning

to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it

Example

拼命地跑

Run like your life depends on it.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

pīnHSK 59 strokesto piece together; to put together mìngHSK 38 strokeslife

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