使命
Old HSK 6
使命 (shǐmìng) · mission
使命 (shǐmìng) means “mission; calling”. It is written with 2 characters: 使 (to make) + 命 (life). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 使命 is built
The characters
使 shǐ · to make
What 使 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 吏lì — government official
- 丈zhàng — gentleman
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丈zhàng — gentleman
Origin hint: A person 亻 working for the government 吏 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
命 mìng · life
What 命 is made of
- 令lìng — command
- 人rén — person
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: An order 令 given by mouth 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
教育孩子是老师的使命。Jiàoyù háizi shì lǎoshī de shǐmìng.Educating children is a teacher's mission.
他们完成了这次使命。Tāmen wánchéng le zhè cì shǐmìng.They completed this mission.
Questions about 使命
What does 使命 mean?
使命 (shǐmìng) means “mission; calling”.
How do you pronounce 使命?
使命 is pronounced shǐmìng.
Which HSK level is 使命?
使命 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 使用shǐyòngto use
- 大使馆dàshǐguǎnembassy
- 促使cùshǐto prompt
- 使劲shǐjìnto use force
- 即使jíshǐeven if
- 使劲儿shǐjìnrto exert oneself
- 致使zhìshǐto cause
- 使馆shǐguǎnembassy
- 使shǐto make
- 命运mìngyùnfate
Learn 使命 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 165: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.