命运
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
命运 (mìngyùn) · fate
命运 (mìngyùn) means “fate; destiny”. It is written with 2 characters: 命 (life) + 运 (to run). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 命运 is built
The characters
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)
运 yùn · to run
What 运 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 云yún — (classical) to say
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 云 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我相信命运在自己手里。Wǒ xiāngxìn mìngyùn zài zìjǐ shǒu li.I believe fate is in my own hands.
这本书讲了一个人的命运。Zhè běn shū jiǎng le yī ge rén de mìngyùn.This book is about one person's destiny.
Questions about 命运
What does 命运 mean?
命运 (mìngyùn) means “fate; destiny”.
How do you pronounce 命运?
命运 is pronounced mìngyùn.
Which HSK level is 命运?
命运 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 生命shēngmìnglife
- 命令mìnglìngorder
- 寿命shòumìnglife span
- 革命gémìngrevolution
- 命名mìngmíngto name
- 拼命pīnmìngdesperately
- 任命rènmìngto appoint
- 使命shǐmìngmission
- 性命xìngmìnglife (of a person or animal)
- 要命yàomìngterribly
Learn 命运 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 4: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.