要命 yàomìng▶ matar, extremadamente

Stroke order

要命 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 要 — 9 strokes
• 命 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. to cause sb's death
2. extremely; terribly
3. (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance

Related words

• 任命Cita; nombramiento
• 使命Misión
• 命名llamar; nominar
• 性命vida
• 拼命Dar lo mejor de mí
• 摘要abstracto

要命 is pronounced yàomìng and means “matar, extremadamente”. It is part of the HSK 6 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 要命 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.