拼命
Old HSK 6
拼命 (pīnmìng) · desperately
拼命 (pīnmìng) means “desperately; with all one's might”. It is written with 2 characters: 拼 (to link) + 命 (life). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 拼命 is built
The characters
拼 pīn · to link
What 拼 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 并bìng — to combine
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 开kāi — to open
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 丷ha — kwukyel
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
为了赶上火车，他拼命地跑。Wèile gǎn shàng huǒchē, tā pīnmìng de pǎo.He ran as hard as he could to catch the train.
她拼命工作，想多赚点钱。Tā pīnmìng gōngzuò, xiǎng duō zhuàn diǎn qián.She works like crazy to earn more money.
Questions about 拼命
What does 拼命 mean?
拼命 (pīnmìng) means “desperately; with all one's might”.
How do you pronounce 拼命?
拼命 is pronounced pīnmìng.
Which HSK level is 拼命?
拼命 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 拼音pīnyīnpinyin
- 拼搏pīnbóto struggle hard
- 命运mìngyùnfate
- 生命shēngmìnglife
- 命令mìnglìngorder
- 寿命shòumìnglife span
- 革命gémìngrevolution
- 命名mìngmíngto name
- 任命rènmìngto appoint
- 使命shǐmìngmission
Learn 拼命 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 137: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.